Essential Health Benefits And Drug Formularies, In Brief
Executive Summary
Patient groups, legislators lobby HHS to adopt the Medicare Part D protected classes policy for private insurance plans operating in state-based exchanges; HHS limits the amount of drug coverage data it will require to determine state benchmark plans.
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