Direct Price Negotiation Could Save Money Under Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit, Study Finds
The U.S. could save $20 billion annually if Congress passes legislation (S 3) that would permit the federal government to directly negotiate prices for the Medicare prescription drug benefit, according to a report released Tuesday by the Institute for America’s Future, the North Jersey Herald News reports. Similar legislation was approved by the House (Henry, North Jersey Herald News, 4/18). …
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