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Medicare Part D - Medicaid fetches higher drug rebates than MedicareDemocratic lawmakers want legislation


Medicaid fetches higher drug rebates than Medicare
Democratic lawmakers want legislation that would encourage drugmakers to offer deeper discounts to poorer Part D enrollees.

CVS Caremark, Harvard and Brigham and Women's Researchers Say Medicare 'Donut Hole' Can Lead to a Decrease in ...
Medicare Part D beneficiaries who enter the "donut hole," where they have to pay 100 percent of previously subsidized prescription costs, are twice as likely to discontinue their medications as they are to switch to more affordable or generic medications, a new study published today in PLoS Medicine concludes.

Judie Rappaport: A few specifics about Medicare Part D
Last week I responded to a Medicare D question with broad answers that generated mail asking for specifics. Here are the details.

PCMA: New Study Finds Mail-Service Pharmacies Improve Adherence to Diabetes Medications in Medicare Part D
Contact: Charles Cote, +1-202-207-3605

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