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The Market Design for Formulary Positions

General Economics 2025-02-04 v1 Economics

Abstract

The exchange of rebates for formulary positions is conceptualized as a multi-round combinatorial position auction. This paper develops a linear assignment model of the winners' determination equation of this auction where the bases are net unit prices after unit rebates and expected demand.

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@article{arxiv.2502.00970,
  title  = {The Market Design for Formulary Positions},
  author = {Lawrence W. Abrams},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.00970},
  year   = {2025}
}