A simple piece of mail arriving this fall could have a major impact on your health care and your wallet. Medicare ...

Medicare enrollees who buy the optional Part D drug benefit may see substantial premium price hikes — potentially up to $50 a ...

Medicare Part D plans increased cost-sharing through higher deductibles and greater reliance on coinsurance for nonspecialty, brand-name drugs,” the researchers wrote.

Learn about the benefits that become permanent features of Medicare in 2026 and how they have been changed or updated since their inception.

Check your plan’s formulary (for Part D) and Part B coverage rules. Consider working with a Medicare-savvy pharmacist or agent if you take specialty drugs.

Premium: Part D plans may have a monthly premium that you are responsible for paying, in addition to the Part B premium of $185. Deductible: Deductibles vary by plan. However, in 2025, a plan’s ...

For the more than 65 million Americans who depend on Medicare, 2025 will bring noticeable changes to their healthcare bills. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ha ...

Trying to keep up with Medicare Part D changes can feel like a full-time job. Though the program is supposed to make life easier for enrollees, major changes in 2025 – including a new $2,000 out ...

The subsidy program, which sent extra federal funds to the private insurers that offer the drug benefit—known as Part D—had largely shielded seniors from rising monthly bills in 2025.

The Part D penalty is an extra 1% on your premium payment for each month that you did not have Part D coverage. Medicare uses the national base premium of $36.78 when calculating the size of the ...