Healthy Skepticism Library item: 9558
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Publication type: Journal Article
Weber LJ.
Getting ready for the Medicare drug benefit
Consultant Pharmacist 1988 Jul-Aug; 3:303, 306
Abstract:
An overview of the new Medicare drug benefits for elderly under the catastrophic care amendments to be implemented in 1991 is presented. The summary of the bill’s final provisions includes the average reimbursement per prescription, an alternative reimbursement formula, and the bill’s expected impact on the pharmaceutical industry and the pharmacy profession.