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Fred Upton: “CMS would set payment rates for drugs they believe are therapeutically similar, despite which drug a patient needs.”

On the recordMay 16, 2016
CMS would set payment rates for drugs they believe are therapeutically similar, despite which drug a patient needs.
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Fred Upton
Republican · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Upton criticizes CMS's proposed payment rates for drugs based on perceived similarity rather than patient needs.

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