HHS Study Finds Medicare Part D Underutilizing Biosimilars
Millions Of Dollars In Potential Savings Have Been Lost
Executive Summary
Research from the US HHS has found that millions of dollars could be saved by Medicare by increasing the biosimilar coverage of Part D plans.
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