The administration's claim that its Medicaid drug pricing deals will save more than $64 billion depends on a 10-year projection whose assumptions are not fully public, according to a review published Oct. 5 by FactCheck.org. The review found states would initially save less than 2% of what they spend on Medicaid each year.
For families, the question is less about pharmacy bills, since Medicaid copays are already low. It is about whether states will actually have more room in their budgets for schools, roads, and long-term care, as officials have promised.
