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Here’s what to know about Medicare Part D changes
Learn more about how the Medicare Part D prescription payment structure changed in 2025 and how to maximize medication ...
The current Republican tax bill could cut $500 billion from Medicare — ‘This bill just gets more and more cruel’
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that the Republican budget bill under consideration would trigger ...
Attention retirees: some changes to Medicare in 2026 may surprise you
A new Medicare administrator, rising drug caps, and automatic enrollments are reshaping how you’ll handle healthcare next ...
Modern Healthcare1d
What the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' does on healthcare
House Republicans passed legislation that would take an estimated $800 billion from Medicaid, and that's not all.
Modern Healthcare7d
UnitedHealth Group to cut Medicare drug plan commissions
UnitedHealth Group will stop compensative brokers and sales agents who sell new Medicare Part D prescription drug plans.
How to Manage Anxiety with Rising Medicare Costs and Potential Coverage Changes
For most of her adult life, New York City resident Samuella Becker didn't have to think twice about health insurance. Coverage was provided as part of her job, her husband's job or both.
Study finds increase in Medicare Part D beneficiaries affected by insurers exiting the marketplace
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which included many changes to Medicare Part D prescription drug benefits, improved ...
Health Affairs8d
Administration Releases Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Draft Guidance For 2028
The new guidance builds on previous years’ by increasing the focus on transparency and expanding, per statute, to include ...
The American Journal of Managed Care7d
Specialty Drug Users to Gain Relief Under Medicare Reforms
A new analysis looked at estimated out-of-pocket costs for etanercept, ustekinumab, and ibrutinib, specialty drugs that often ...
Health Affairs10d
In Price Negotiations, Medicare Should Reassess How It Determines A ‘Qualifying Single Source Drug’
Conflicting QSSD definitions from two federal agencies mean that CMS’ administrative authority on drug pricing and payment is ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News7d
Loss of Medicare Part D subsidy linked to higher death rates among older adults
Losing a Medicare Part D subsidy is associated with higher mortality rates among low-income older adults, according to new research published in the New England Journal of Medicine by University of ...