Medicare Drug Plans Are Getting Better Next Year. Some Will Also Cost More.
(By Susan Jaffe for KFF Health News) When Pam McClure learned she’d save nearly $4,000 on her prescription drugs next
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UnitedHealth sees rising costs from Inflation Reduction Act: 10 notes
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Changes from the Inflation Reduction Act are one factor driving up medical costs
Read MoreAnnual Family Premiums for Employer Coverage Rise 7% to Average $25,572 in 2024, Benchmark Survey Finds, After Also Rising 7% Last Year
(Contacts – Craig Palosky for KFF and Emily Zeigenfuse for Health Affairs for The Kaiser Family Foundation published October 9,
Read MoreHarris pitches Medicare home care coverage: 3 notes
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Vice President Kamala Harris has proposed expanding Medicare coverage for home healthcare, NPR
Read MoreEmployers Haven’t a Clue How Their Drug Benefits Are Managed
(By Arthur Allen for KFF Health News) Most employers have little idea what the pharmacy benefit managers they hire do
Read MoreEven Political Rivals Agree That Medical Debt Is an Urgent Issue
(By Noam N. Levey for KFF Health News) While hot-button health care issues such as abortion and the Affordable Care
Read MoreMedicare Part D Premiums Are Increasing for Many But Not All Stand-Alone Plans in 2025, Reflecting Effects of New Premium Stabilization Demonstration
(By Juliette Cubanski for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 03, 2024) CMS has just released information about Medicare Part
Read MoreKeeping Part D premiums stable will cost $5B: 8 things to know
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The federal government will spend $5 billion to keep Medicare Part D premiums
Read MoreBenefit Trend: Employers Opt To Give Workers an Allowance for Coverage
(By Michelle Andrews for KFF Health News) Dave Lantz is no stranger to emergency department or doctor bills. With three
Read MoreStates with highest, lowest Medicare Advantage premiums | 2025
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Average Medicare Advantage premiums in 2025 range from $2.44 in Nevada to $62.25
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