Drug Prices Paid by DOD and VA Are, on Average, Lower Than Those Certified to HCFA as Best Price
GAO-01-175R
Published: Oct 31, 2000. Publicly Released: Nov 30, 2000.
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This report compares the drug prices paid by the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with the prices paid by the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA). On average, for the sample of drug prices analyzed by GAO, HCFA's prices were higher than those of either DOD or VA.
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