Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Apr 2018
Medicare puts off decision on lowering drug prices patients pay at the pharmacy
2 April 2018 - Medicare puts off decision on lowering drug prices patients pay at the pharmacy.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services laid out a bevy of initiatives Monday that officials said would reduce drug prices for patients covered by the Medicare Part D prescription drug program — but they have made no decisions yet on an issue that has confounded lawmakers and patients alike.
That issue is whether the discounts that pharmacy benefit managers negotiate for drugs — the “rebates” that lawmakers have been raising questions about in recent months — as well as other fees, should go toward lowering the price that a patient pays at the pharmacy.
