Drug rebates in Medicare Part D
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Prescription drug prices in the United States have been rising sharply in recent decades. For many drugs, “net” prices have risen much more slowly than list prices due to the greater use and size of rebates, which facilitate negotiation of prices between pharmacy benefits managers and manufacturers. But since deductibles and coinsurance amounts that patients must pay are typically based on list prices, patients who use expensive drugs with large rebates may have to pay substantially more even if net prices are stable. This problem is particularly important for those with Medicare Part D coverage.
On July 27, the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy hosted a webinar to discuss how the increasing reliance on rebates burdens many Medicare patients and the best policy solutions. Erin Trish opened the event by presenting research findings on the increasing magnitude of rebates in Part D and the implications for beneficiaries and federal spending. Then Paul B. Ginsburg moderated a panel discussion that will examine alternative solutions to this issue.
Viewers submitted question for panelists by emailing events@brookings.edu or via Twitter with #DrugRebates.
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Presentation
Erin Trish
Co-director - USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics
Nonresident Fellow - Economic Studies, USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy
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Panel discussion
Paul B. Ginsburg
Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies, USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy
Senior Fellow - USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics
Anna Anderson-Cook
Senior Fellow - Arnold Ventures
John M. O’Brien
President and Chief Executive Officer - National Pharmaceutical Council
Matt Perlberg
Senior Vice President - Supply Chain at Express Scripts
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