Congress May Consider Making Plans Pay Bigger Share Of Part D Drug Costs

By John Wilkerson / February 21, 2018 at 8:32 PM
Congress might consider making health plans pay a greater share of Part D drug costs, GOP and Democratic aides said Friday (Feb. 16), a week after Congress shifted nearly all of plans coverage-gap financial liability to drug makers. American Action Forum President Douglas Holtz-Eakin said the combined effect of the just-passed Bipartisan Budget Act and the president's proposed 2019 budget would take away much of the financial responsibility that insurance companies are supposed to bear, which could lead to high...


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