Medicare FSS Plan Would Cost VA Over $500 Mil., Rep. Stearns Says
Executive Summary
Extending federal supply schedule prices for pharmaceuticals to the Medicare population could cost the Department of Veterans Affairs half a billion dollars annually, Rep. Stearns (R-Fla.) told a House Commerce/Health & Environment Subcommittee hearing on seniors' access to prescription drugs Oct. 4.
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