Rockefeller to seek rebates for dual-eligibles

A spokesperson for Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) said he plans to reintroduce legislation "in the near future" that would impose rebates on drug companies on drugs sold to "dual-eligibles" -- individuals who receive both Medicaid and drug coverage through Medicare. In 2011, Rockefeller and a group of Democrats in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives introduced similar dual-eligible rebate legislation, but the bills never made it out of committee in either chamber (see BioCentury Extra, June 16, 2011). ...