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Pharmaceutical reference pricing: does it have a future in the US

Robinson, 2018

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Robinson J
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ABSTRACT ISSUE: Reference pricing is an emerging health insurance benefit design aimed at reducing health costs. In this model, an insurer establishes a maximum payment that it will contribute toward covering the price of a product or service in situations where …
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