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Medicare Part B Discarded Drug Spending After the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.25428

July 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cohort study examines national trends in Medicare Part B discarded drug utilization and spending between 2017 and 2023, including changes before and after implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Corresponding Author: John N. Mafi, MD, MPH, Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, 1100 Glendon Ave, Room 908, Los Angeles, CA 90024 (jmafi@mednet.ucla.edu).

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