CMS and the Medicare private drug plans are using Medicare enrollment to teach seniors -- and their adult advisors -- about the cost savings from therapeutic interchange. Training patients to look for cost savings and to discuss costs with doctors is clearly a secondary objective of the Medicare enrollment process. The Medicare plan finder website and private plan sites carry frequent messages to alert beneficiaries cost savings. Pfizer responds with consumer-based pricing for Lipitor.
Cole Werble
School started Nov. 15 for an accelerated course in pharmaceutical pricing and product switching.
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