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Chuikyo Healthcare Rep Wants Off-Year Re-Pricing Threshold Set at 2 Times-Plus Average Price Gap, Payers Want Further Estimates for Larger Product Coverage
A key drug pricing panel on December 11 held a hearing with pharma trade groups and discussed the planned off-year re-pricing next April, but healthcare providers and payers remained deeply divided over the scope of products that should be covered…
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