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According to the Inspector General for Medicare, Medicare Part B spending could have been lowered 35% (saving $251 million) if prices for drugs like milrinone lactate and Hizentra had been updated to current standards instead of being based on decades-old, patent-protected prices.
Additionally, drugs that are used to treat life-threatening conditions such as cancer, diabetes, congestive heart failure and rheumatoid arthritis could have saved patients and insurance providers another $50 million. To make matters even worse, some providers were being reimbursed twice for their expenses, while patients continued to suffer physically and financially.
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