Step Therapy For Medicare Part B Drugs Will Lower Costs By 20%, HHS Projects
Executive Summary
Beginning in 2019, Medicare Advantage plans may use step therapy in Part B, potentially including “cross management” with Part D drugs, under new guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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