Trump Administration Gives Medicare New Tools to Negotiate Lower Drug Prices for Patients

08. August 2018 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Today, delivering on proposals in President Trump’s American Patients First blueprint, HHS announced that Medicare Advantage plans will be able to use tools employed by private-sector insurers to negotiate lower prescription drug prices for patients. HHS Secretary Alex Azar issued the following statement: “President Trump promised better Medicare negotiation and lower drug prices for the ...