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Employee Benefits

CMS pilot programs aim to lower prescription drug costs

February 15, 2023 Reprints

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid proposed on Feb. 14 three new pilot projects aimed at lowering prescription drug prices for people enrolled in government health insurance plans, including offering some essential generic drugs for $2 a month, Reuters reports. The CMS said it would test the models in the Medicare health program for people aged 65 or over and the disabled and the Medicaid program for the poor.

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