Medicare Could Save More than $80bn With Price Inflation Rebates – CBO Score of Senate Bill

Nearly $70bn in savings over 10 years is expected to result from mandatory price inflation rebates for drugs covered by Medicare Part D.

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Cost Savings Will Come Maily From Retail Pharmacy Drugs

Mandatory price inflation rebates on prescription drugs covered by Medicare could lower the federal deficit by $83bn over 10 years, according to a new Congressional Budget Office score of drug pricing legislation sponsored by Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-IA, and Ron Wyden, D-OR.

Released 13 March, the score projects that Medicare spending for Part D drugs would decrease by $69.7bn from 2021-2030. Separately,...

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