Pharmaceutical Costs : A Comparison of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Medicaid, and Medicare Policies.

Provides brief background on current Medicare pharmaceutical pricing and policy implications; discusses types of pricing policies used by VA and Medicaid to stem a rise in drug expenditures; and examines implications of negotiating drug prices and options that may lower costs for the Medicare Part D...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Provides brief background on current Medicare pharmaceutical pricing and policy implications; discusses types of pricing policies used by VA and Medicaid to stem a rise in drug expenditures; and examines implications of negotiating drug prices and options that may lower costs for the Medicare Part D Program and its beneficiaries.
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