10 Prescription Drugs Medicare Will Negotiate First
Popular but pricey blood thinners, diabetes medications, cancer treatments make historic list
How High Rx Prices Hurt
AARP is fighting to protect Medicare’s historic opportunity to negotiate a fair price for some of the program’s costliest prescription drugs. Tell us how high prices have harmed you and if you use any of the medications on the negotiation list.
Prescription Drug Negotiations
How Medicare Rx Price Negotiations Will Work
Which drugs may be targeted first and when beneficiaries could see savings
AARP Urges Court to Keep Rx Law on Track
Delaying prescription drug negotiations would harm older Americans, legal brief says
AARP Fights to Protect Medicare Drug Negotiations
Negotiations are an important step in lowering prescription drug prices
Medicare Spent $180 Billion Over Six Years on 10 Drugs
Manufacturers have recouped average cost to develop medications many times over
10 Medications That Medicare Spends the Most on
Blood thinners, diabetes treatments dominate the latest list of costliest Part D prescription drugs
Top 25 Drugs Have Tripled in Price Since Coming on Market
Rising prices of popular Part D prescription medications far outpace inflation
Rx Bill Basics
How New Medicare Law Affects Your Health
Answers to questions about how the new law affects insulin, vaccines, other Rx prices and more
Big Changes Coming to Medicare Part D Plans
New law limits out-of-pocket drug costs, caps insulin copays, makes vaccines free
Medicare Prescription Drug Negotiations Underway
Federal officials outline how and when they’ll decide which medications will go first
Millions on Medicare to Get Extra Help with Drug Costs
Starting in 2024, more people will qualify for the full Medicare Part D assistance program
34 Medicare Drugs With Price Hikes Above Inflation
Beneficiaries will see lower coinsurance for these Part B medications
ACA Premium Subsidies Extended Through 2025
Law’s provisions will help millions of Americans afford health coverage
New Insulin Benefit
Medicare $35 Insulin Benefit Will Cut Costs for Millions
Beneficiaries have all of 2023 to switch plans for a lower price
What You Need to Know About the Medicare Insulin Cost Cap
Answers to common questions about the new coverage for beneficiaries with diabetes
Need Help Getting Insulin?
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This New Medicare Benefit Lowers Insulin Costs
Beneficiaries with prescription drug coverage will pay no more than $35 a month for insulin
Medicare Enrollees Could Save $500 a Year on Insulin
New HHS report shows average savings by state thanks to new $35 price cap
CBO Report: Medicare Enrollees to Save Billions
Lower drug prices mean less need for medical care, government analyst projects
Prescription Drug Pricing
Sanofi Is Third Drugmaker to Lower Insulin Price
Starting in 2024 it will cut price of the diabetes medicine by 78 percent
Novo Nordisk Second To Cut Insulin Prices
Beginning in 2024, company will lower prices for both vials and prefilled insulin pens
Eli Lilly to Reduce Prices of Some Older Insulins
Company says it will match the new Medicare $35 cap for people with private insurance
What if Milk Prices Rose as Fast as Prescription Drugs?
Basic staples would be out of reach for many if prices went up at the same rate as popular medications
Millions on Medicare to Get Extra Help with Drug Costs
Starting in 2024, more people will qualify for the full Medicare Part D assistance program
AARP Backs Effort to Increase Prescription Drug Competition
Bills would crack down on big drug company schemes to delay generics
Fighting For You
Prescription Drug Win Caps AARP’s Fight for Lower Prices
The power of tens of millions of 50-plus adults led to a historic victory
How AARP Continues Fighting for You
Read our blog for more on how AARP is advocating for lower prescription drug costs and more
How States Helped Lower Prescription Drug Costs
The sweeping federal bill aimed at cutting drug costs follows years of action at the state level