A Setback For Massachusetts In States’ Drive To Contain Medicaid Drug Spending

Massachusetts wanted to negotiate prices and stop the use of some of the most expensive drugs in its Medicaid program. The federal government said no.

Massachusetts planned to exclude expensive drugs that weren’t proven to work better than existing alternatives from its Medicaid plan. Medicaid drug spending had doubled in five years.

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