Biden Budget Would Extend Medicare Solvency by 25 Years
Plan includes increased taxes for high-income earners and more prescription drug negotiations
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New Insulin Benefit
This New Medicare Benefit Lowers Insulin Costs
Beneficiaries with prescription drug coverage will pay no more than $35 a month for insulin
What You Need to Know About the Medicare Insulin Cost Cap
Answers to common questions about the new coverage for beneficiaries with diabetes
What You Need to Know About Insulin
More than 7 million Americans rely on the medication to treat diabetes
Medicare $35 Insulin Benefit Will Cut Costs for Millions
Beneficiaries have all of 2023 to switch plans for a lower price
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
Insulin Price Drops
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
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
Sept. 1 Is Date for Medicare Drug Price Negotiations
Federal officials outline how and when they’ll decide which medications will go first
New Law Makes More People Eligible for Part D Assistance
Annual income threshold increased for Medicare’s Extra Help program
27 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
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
AARP Backing Senate Effort to Increase Rx Drug Competition
Bills would crack down on big drug company schemes to delay generics
How States Helped Lower Prescription Drug Costs
The sweeping federal bill aimed at cutting drug costs follows years of action at the state level
Prescription Drug Pricing
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
Medicare Spending on Drugs Outpaces Development Costs
AARP research shows pharmaceutical companies more than recoup their R&D costs
10 Prescription Drugs That Cost Medicare the Most
AARP research finds brand-name manufacturers still increasing prices