PHARMACEUTICALS: Medco Says It Will Apply To Be A Nationwide PDP
No word on how much risk PBM is willing to shoulder Presenting a valentine to the Bush administration, Medco Health Systems said Feb. 14 that it would offer prescription drug coverage to Medicare beneficiaries across the country.The announcement represents a step on a long journey for the company. When House Ways and Means chair Bill Thomas (R-CA) and others first began pushing several years ago to deliver a Medicare drug benefit through private channels, many experts predicted that fears of "adverse selection" (i.e., that only beneficiaries who spend a great deal on drugs would participate) would prevent...
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