Managed Health Care Connect August 8, 2018
Julie Gould

In an effort to negotiate better deals for Medicare patients and create competition between drugs used to treat the same conditions, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced they will shift more than half of the savings required directly to patients.

“President Trump promised better Medicare negotiation and lower drug prices for the American people. Today, we are taking an important step in delivering on that promise,” HHS Secretary Alex Azar said in a press statement. “As soon as next year, drug prices can start coming down for many of the 20 million seniors on Medicare Advantage, with more than half of the savings going to patients.”

According to the press release,...

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