Here’s who Democrats’ drug pricing bill will actually help
(By Rachel Cohrs for STAT) WASHINGTON — Millions of patients in the Medicare program could eventually see lower prescription drug
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
Congress is about to act on drug price reform. Here’s what you need to know
(By Selena Simmons-Duffin and Allison Aubrey for NPR) Americans pay way more than people in other countries do for prescription
Read MoreFixed incomes are vulnerable to inflation’s effect on healthcare costs
In a recent survey conducted by eHealth, 95 percent of Medicare beneficiaries are worried about the impact of inflation on
Read MoreWho out there has heard of IRMAA?
Not many Medicare beneficiaries have heard of IRMAA – income-related monthly adjustment amount- and, if they did, it came as
Read MoreMedicare Part D premiums lower for 2023
Medicare beneficiaries should be seeing a lower premium for prescription drug coverage in 2023; however, the maximum deductible next year
Read MoreCMS Releases 2023 Projected Medicare Basic Part D Average Premium
(Source – cms.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that the average basic monthly premium for
Read MoreMedicare enrollment periods
Medicare is health insurance for people 65 or older. You are first eligible to sign up for Medicare 3 months
Read MoreInsulin Out-of-Pocket Costs in Medicare Part D
(By Juliette Cubanski and Anthony Damico for Kaiser Family Foundation published July 28, 2022) Addressing the cost of insulin continues
Read MoreEverything You Need to Know About Paxlovid — Especially, Should You Take It?
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) When President Joe Biden tested positive for covid-19 on July 21, his physician
Read MoreSenator challenges largest payers to follow UnitedHealthcare, drop insulin costs
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock of Georgia has challenged the nation’s largest payers to
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