GAO: Medicare Part D Pays Twice As Much for Same Drugs as VA
WASHINGTON, January 14 — The federal government pays twice as much for the same prescription drugs when reimbursing private-sector middlemen in Medicare Part D as it does when buying the drugs directly through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) single-payer drug plan, according to a report released today by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The report, “Department of Veterans Affairs Paid About