Pharmaceutical Care Management Association CEO Says Changes In Federal Health Benefits Mirror Medicaid

President and CEO of the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association Mark Merritt comments on a new bill introduced by Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) that would alter the system by which federal employees receive health benefits. Merritt says that the changes facing government employees would make their benefits program resemble Medicaid. He says that this would create price control and end with higher spending. (0:16)
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New Bill To Improve Federal Health Benefits Program Would Do Opposite, Say Pharmacy Benefit Managers

Pharmaceutical Care Management Association President and CEO Mark Merritt says the goal of legislation proposed by Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) is to improve the health care benefits system for federal employees. But, says Merritt, if signed into law it would do the opposite. (0:13)
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Federal Employees Don't Want Congress In Charge Of Their Health Benefits, Say Pharmacy Benefit Managers

Pharmaceutical Care Management Association President and CEO Mark Merritt tells Talk Radio News Service that the last thing federal employees want is to have Congress regulate their health benefits. Merritt's comments are in reference to a new bill introduced by Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) that would alter the system by which federal employees receive health benefits. (0:14)
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