Potential Savings for Medicare Part D Enrollees Under Proposals to
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Medicare Part D, the outpatient prescription drug benefit for Medicare beneficiaries, provides coverage above a catastrophic threshold for high out-of-pocket drug costs, but there is no cap on total out-of-pocket drug costs that beneficiaries pay each year. Recent legislative proposals would add a cap on out-of-pocket spending under Part D. This analysis focuses on the potential impact of different out-of-pocket spending caps in terms of how many beneficiaries would be affected and how much they could save.
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Rethinking Medicare Enrollment: Make High-Value Health Coverage
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CMS Takes the Reins: The Big Shake-Up in Medicare Drug Pricing
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The Inflation Reduction Act Will Save Families Thousands of Dollars - Center for American Progress
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Federal Register :: Medicare Program; Contract Year 2025 Policy
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Pocket Drugs 2021
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Project LOOP (Lower Out-of-Pocket Costs in Medicare Part D Now
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Insulin Costs and Coverage in Medicare Part D
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Medicare (United States) - Wikipedia
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Federal Register :: Medicare Program; Contract Year 2023 Policy
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Drug pricing & price negotiations with Part D updates
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities among Enrollees in Medicare
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List Prices Increased As Much As 9 Times Faster Than Inflation for
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Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Will Help Millions of Seniors and