Drug Prices: Medicare Shells Out More Than Medicaid
The New York Times: Medicaid Pays Less Than Medicare For Many Prescription Drugs, U.S. Report FindsMedicaid gets much deeper discounts on many prescription drugs than Medicare, in part because Medicaid discounts are set by law whereas Medicare prices are negotiated by private insurers and drug companies, federal investigators said Monday in a new report (Pear, 8/15). This is part of the Morning Briefing, a summary of health policy coverage from major news organizations. Sign up for an email subscription.