Implementing the Medicare $2 drug list model would have reduced out-of-pocket spending by 63% for Part D beneficiaries in 2021. The model caps cost-sharing at $2 for a 30-day supply of 101 generic ...

Source: Faith Leonard and Gretchen Jacobson, “What Does the Decline in Medicare Part D Plan Availability Mean for Beneficiaries?,” To the Point (blog), Commonwealth Fund, Dec. 17, 2025.

When Pam McClure learned she’d save nearly $4,000 on her prescription drugs next year, she said, “it sounded too good to be true.” She and her husband are both retired and live on a “very strict” ...

Differential coding by Medicare Advantage plans appeared to have pushed their risk scores higher than traditional Medicare's scores. Those greater risk scores led to $33 billion in extra revenue for ...

Dear Toni: I signed up for a supplemental Medicare Plan G and a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan, both of which started in January 2021. These two plans have served me well. I just received ...

Insurers offering Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug plans were fined more money in the first four months of this year than in the past four years combined, according to a Healthcare ...

Fewer choices may be on the menu again as Medicare patients shop for prescription coverage this fall. The number of available, stand-alone drug plans has fallen for a few years, and that trend will ...

LI NET Medicare provides temporary drug coverage for low income beneficiaries without a Part D plan for up to 2 months. LI NET has an open formulary with unrestricted access to network pharmacies.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dec. 23 introduced a new drug pricing model, BALANCE, for Medicare Part D and ...

Toni King has authored several books on the subject of Medicare and has appeared regularly as a guest on the American Family Radio Network. You helped me sign up for a Medicare Supplement Plan G and a ...