{"id":25940,"date":"2026-05-07T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T12:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=25940"},"modified":"2026-05-07T08:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T12:00:15","slug":"that-discount-at-the-pharmacy-counter-may-pack-hidden-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=25940","title":{"rendered":"That Discount at the Pharmacy Counter May Pack Hidden Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(By Rachel Spears for KFF Health News)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next time you go to the pharmacy, you might be offered a coupon on your prescription drugs. While it may sound like a great deal \u2014 with the prospect of saving hundreds of dollars \u2014 the decision to accept it is complicated, especially for people with insurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even as prescription drug costs rise, patients with commercial insurance have slowed their use of manufacturer-sponsored drug coupons in recent years, according to a study published April 6 by the Journal of the American Medical Association. Continue reading here…<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kaiser Health News is a nonprofit national health polity news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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