In any event, governments would be held to a far more demanding standard of proving that a particular dollar limit, and not a higher one, is necessary to prevent corruption.
Some insurers are offering plan sponsors the ability to set a dollar limit on the pharmacy markup, particularly for high-cost drugs, where the markup may be several hundred dollars.
Keep in mind that this does not include the use of annual dollar limits, which will be phased out over the next three years, and will be banned by 2014.