Some Medicare enrollees will pay less for 64 drugs available through Medicare Part B, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. The drugs will have a lowered Part B coinsurance rate ...

Medicare Part B drug spending is largely driven by three medical specialties: ophthalmology, oncology and rheumatology. Drugs to treat cancer continued to account for the largest share of Part B drug ...

As Americans age into retirement, Medicare and Medicaid are often seen as the primary safety nets for healthcare coverage. But in 2025, the range of insurance options available to ...

From late penalties to premium reimbursements, here’s what every retired fed should understand about enrolling in Medicare ...

This new rule applies only to medications covered by your Part D plan and does not apply to out-of-pocket spending on Medicare Part B drugs. Part B drugs include: vaccinations, injections a doctor ...

It has also reduced costs for certain Part B drugs with prices that rose faster than inflation. 7. When Medicare Part D, a prescription drug coverage program, was created in 2003, ...

Under the guidance, drugs administered under Medicare Part B would be potentially included for the first time. The agency is looking for feedback in comments on how to manage access to the maximum ...

As more adults are looking for help to face overactive bladder (OAB), they wonder if their plan will cover the essensials for ...

On May 12, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the draft guidance for the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program’s (DPNP’s) third cycle (2028). The draft guidance ...

Smaller providers already send many patients needing expensive medications to hospital outpatient departments. Medicare Part B drug spending spiked 167 percent between 2007 and 2015, much of it the ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has selected 15 more drugs for Medicare price negotiation, announcing the selection two weeks ahead of schedule.

Medicare Part D covers prescription drugs. Oftentimes, plans place drugs into tiers to help beneficiaries save money. Medicare Part D plans are provided by Medicare-approved private insurance ...