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MedPAC says Medicare’s prescription drug benefit could be even better. Here’s why many beneficiaries … and taxpayers … would win.
Proposed changes to Part D are long overdue
July 8, 2016 – MedPAC recently told Congress that Part D could work better for some consumers – and the panel has recommended big changes. Some of those… Read more
Paying through the nose for prescription drugs
August 8, 2015 – Americans pay far more for their prescription medications than citizens of any other country. In fact, we pay almost 40 percent more than… Read more
Ding. Dong. The ‘doc fix’ is dead.
April 17, 2015 – The 'doc fix': a Band Aid approach that should have been abandoned years… Read more
ACA’s CLASS Act pushed over the fiscal cliff
January 2, 2013 – CLASS was designed to complement private long-term care insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and public disability programs. For Medicare… Read more
Medicare: know your limits and your doctor
April 3, 2012 – Whether you are enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, only basic Medicare, or Medicare with a supplement (or gap) plan, there are aspects… Read more