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The IRA Fixed One Medicare Part D Distortion-But Patients Now Face New Tradeoffs

By Bryce Platt, PharmD For years, Medicare Part D plans often preferred high-list/high-rebate branded multiple sclerosis (MS) drugs over lower-cost generics. That was rational behavior inside an irrational system. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) offers one example of how incentives can change beha

By Drug Channels · Jun 16, 2026 · via Drug Channels

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