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ICYMI: AAF Analysis of Medicare Part D Provisions in Bipartisan Budget Act

AAF’s Tara O’Neill Hayes analyzes a provision in the proposed Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 that affects Medicare Part D’s coverage gap. She finds the changes would increase drug manufacturers’ liability for drug costs while decreasing that of insurers. This change should save the government money but could undermine the insurers’ incentives to manage drug costs.

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