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How Drug Price Reform Will Affect Specialty Pharmacy

Doug Long, vice president of Industry Relations at IQVIA, discusses rebate reform surrounding Medicare Part D and Part B in an interview with Specialty Pharmacy Times.

Doug Long, vice president of Industry Relations at IQVIA, discusses rebate reform surrounding Medicare Part D and Part B in an interview with Specialty Pharmacy Times.

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It's unknown, because we were going to do rebate reform on Medicare Part D, but ultimately, they decided to go with reference pricing on Medicare Part B, which I think will have a big impact on Medicare Part B drugs. We'll see how that goes, the Senate just proposed some things that I haven't had a chance to look out. I know it's a top priority for President Trump to show progress on prescription drugs. The challenge is that there are $166 billion of rebates in the system. A lot of those go to the government, a lot of that goes to sponsors, and nobody wants to really give them up. So, we'll have to see on that one as well.

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