New analysis: Government intervention in Part B threatens patient access to medicines

Anew analysis from Avalere looked at how access to medicines in Part B may be impacted if the government only covered a certain list of medicines, an approach known as applying a national formulary. Unlike Medicare, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) uses a national formulary, and Avalere compared coverage for physician-administered medicines available to veterans through the VA with the 50 medicines with the most spending in Medicare Part B, excluding vaccines. The analysis revealed thatonly 26 of the Part B medicines – only half of them – are available to veterans through the VA’s national formulary.
Source: The Catalyst - Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Medicare Part B Prescription for Medicare Source Type: news