Part B's Foreign Price Bench-marking Will Only Hurt Bad Negotiators, HHS's Azar Argues
Executive Summary
President Trump touts CMS proposal that would peg Part B prices to an international index in the hopes of lowering US costs; industry calls it foreign price controls and warns it will hinder access.
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