Medicare Part D Protected-Class Policy Is Associated With Lower Drug Rebates.

Medicare Part D does not allow plans to exclude drugs in six protected classes from their formularies, which may limit plans' ability to negotiate rebates and lead to higher spending. We estimated the association between protected-class status, US-level estimated rebates, and formulary coverage duri...

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Published in:Health Affairs Vol. 43; no. 10; pp. 1420 - 1428
Main Authors: Kakani, Pragya, Kyle, Michael Anne, Chandra, Amitabh, Maini, Luca
Format: Journal Article
Published: Health Affairs Publishing, LLC Oct2024
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost