Is a Medicare Rebate Proposal a Way of Taxing Seniors?

A proposal to add Medicaid-style rebates to the Medicare Part D program has been introduced in Congress by Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV). It has also been endorsed by the White House. The proposal would require drug manufacturers to pay a Medicaid-style premium for the opportunity to sell prescription drugs to [...]

Source: http://healthblog.ncpa.org/is-a-medicare-rebate-proposal-a-way-of-taxing-seniors/

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