Popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic and Trulicity are among 25 drugs Medicare has spent the most on but hasn't yet ...

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have found that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)—organizations that negotiate access to ...

The rate of Medicare Advantage denials for services, medication, and inpatient care is soaring. But you have a good chance of ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated a payment policy that will reimburse medical providers for providing caregiver training for Medicare beneficiaries for additional ...

You can also attend a free Medicare Education class offered monthly to better understand these updates and how they affect you. Stay informed and take advantage of available resources to make the ...

Education, Labor and Pensions last September to answer questions about the drug's list price. Novo Nordisk expects Ozempic, which has been on the market since 2017, will be on Medicare's list of ...

If you earn more than $106,000 ($212,000 if you're married), you pay higher monthly rates for both Medicare Part B and D. For 2025, your costs for Medicare Parts B and D are based on the income on ...

education and training specialist for California Health Advocates, a nonprofit offering Medicare advocacy and education. “In California in 2024, we had 26 [Part D plans, and this coming 2025 ...

Medicare offers a hospice benefit to plan holders with a terminal health condition. This benefit allows individuals to receive quality end-of-life palliative care. Hospice care provides support ...

Blue Cross offers a variety of Medicare Advantage plans, many of which offer $0 monthly premiums and prescription drug coverage. Medicare Advantage is an alternative to Original Medicare in which ...

Starting Jan. 1, 2025, millions of Americans who get their prescription drugs through Medicare could get a major financial break when a $2,000 out-of-pocket spending cap on medications goes into ...

A key cost-saving provision of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) goes into effect in the new year, limiting annual out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs to $2,000 for Medicare beneficiaries.