Alzheimer’s Drugs and Medicare: A Case For Pre-Approval Discussions
Executive Summary
Medicare's Part D plan bidding schedule and uncertainty over the Alzheimer’s drug pipeline is putting plan sponsors in a difficult situation as they contemplate their 2018 bids.
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