NEW: Today in @NEJM, @DusetzinaS finds BIG differences in 3 proposals to control out-of-pocket prescription drug spending for #Medicare #PartD patients facing really high annual drug spending. nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
2 proposals, one from @medpac and another from @SenFinance, have caps on out-of-pocket spending. vumc.org/health-policy/…
1 other, from @HHSGov, would share #rebates with patients at the counter. That idea and doing nothing, also a possibility, don’t control annual out-of-pocket spending for patients.
None of the plans take direct aim at prescription drug prices, which has become a flash point of discussion, but do try to control what people have to pay. nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
#TLDR: The research, supported by @LLSusa and @commonwealthfnd, finds that people with the highest annual out-of-pocket costs would see the most relief from @SenFinance plan.
vumc.org/health-policy/…
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