Drug Rebates Reward Industry Players — And Often Hurt Patients

(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News)

Medicare and its beneficiaries aren’t the winners in the behind-the-scenes rebate game played by drugmakers, health insurers and pharmacy benefit managers, according to a paper published Tuesday in JAMA Internal Medicine. Continue reading article here…

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