Pew: Eliminating Protected Drug Classes Might Not Generate Much Savings

By John Wilkerson / March 9, 2018 at 3:46 PM

Pew Charitable Trusts reports that rescinding protected drug classes likely would not save that much money because generic competition is strong in those drug classes, plans already can restrict coverage using other tools and Medicare requirements that are separate from protected class status might prevent plans from excluding drugs anyway.


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