Medicare Will Pick Up Tab Initially For Lower Part B Coinsurance Resulting From Price Inflation Rebates
Executive Summary
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ensures that providers won’t be short-changed if beneficiary cost sharing is lowered because price inflation rebates are applied against drug costs.
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