Major Changes for Part D Drug Plans Scheduled for 2015: Health Plans and PBMs Would Be the Chief Beneficiaries.
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Medicare is proposing significant revisions to its Part D drug program. The biggest change: the elimination of antidepressants and immunosuppressants as "protected classes" on formularies in 2015 and the removal of antipsychotics in 2016.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- P & T : a peer-reviewed journal for formulary management
دوره 39 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014