The Trump administration has recently proposed a number of sweeping changes to the Medicare program to curb taxpayer spending on prescription drugs. These include price setting, revamping how doctors and hospitals acquire drugs, and changing how physicians are reimbursed for medicines.
The changes apply to “Part B,” the component of Medicare that covers medicines administered in a health-care facility, like gene therapies and advanced treatments for cancer, arthritis, and multiple sclerosis. Today, physicians purchase these medications directly.
