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,...






