https://www.knkx.org/tags/medicare-payment-advisory-commission Medicare Payment Advisory Commission en-US Pacific Public Media Thu, 16 Jun 2016 15:39:00 GMT https://www.knkx.org/term/2016-06-16/more-generics-and-negotiating-leverage-could-slow-medicare-drug-spending The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission told Congress that rising drug costs helped push Medicare Part D spending up nearly 60 percent between 2007 and 2014. There are options to contain spending. Thu, 16 Jun 2016 15:39:00 GMT https://www.knkx.org/term/2016-06-16/more-generics-and-negotiating-leverage-could-slow-medicare-drug-spending Julie Appleby