Doctors can accept TRICARE’s lower rates because their practices also receive payments from private payers that fill the gap and keep their practices afloat.
The Trump administration’s new HRA rule could transform the employer-based health insurance market in much the same way that 401(k) changed the retiree benefit world. It will lead to more choices of more affordable health coverage for employees.
The administration’s proposal to reform rebates is promising and deserves a close look; More immediate actions can drive savings for seniors in the short term
The price cut is a market-based approach that is much more likely to succeed in lowering drug prices while allowing investments in research for new innovative therapies to continue.