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Inflation Reduction Act: Adjustments to medication pricing and reimbursement

September 13, 2023

This is part two of a three-part series published in Managed Healthcare Executive.

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 contains some of the most significant changes in healthcare regulation since the introduction of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003. There are many healthcare-related policy changes contained in the IRA, which can be categorized into three major sections: expansion of patient access to affordable insurance, adjustments to medication pricing and reimbursement and reforms to patient cost sharing.

In this post, we are focusing on medication pricing and reimbursement. The IRA has four notable provisions in this area. Read the full article here.