Describes how Federal Government negotiates drug prices under existing public programs, presents arguments for and against such activities, and analyzes implications for pharmaceutical industry, Medicare beneficiaries, and others if similar Federal involvement were to occur for the Medicare Part D program under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act. Summarizes recent legislative activity.
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