A combination of government policies and market trends is causing significant turmoil in the Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) market, especially for plans that serve beneficiaries who receive the Medicare ...

While it may seem intuitive that people would die without life-saving medications, Penn and Harvard researchers have connected losing a federally funded prescription drug assistance program and an ...

A total of 14 million Medicare beneficiaries receive the Low-Income Subsidy (LIS), which reduces cost sharing in Medicare Part D. Losing the LIS may impede medication access and affect mortality.

Near low-income Medicare beneficiaries experience significant affordability challenges, facing higher financial burdens and medical debt compared to other income groups. Despite similar health status ...

Efficacy, Toxicity, and Cosmesis of Partial Breast Irradiation: Honing in on Dose and Patient Selection In the article that accompanies this editorial, Mitchell et al 6 assess the effect of the ...

To address low take-up of Medicare Savings Programs for low-income Medicare beneficiaries, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued regulations in 2023 aimed at streamlining the ...

A lesser-known impact of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” is the loss of vital prescription drug assistance for millions of low-income Medicare beneficiaries. The Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) program – also ...

The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) recently released a favorable advisory opinion, OIG Advisory Opinion No. 24-07 (the “Opinion”), to a nonprofit ...

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 ...