The best Medicare plans for cancer patients are a Medigap Plan G from AARP and a Medicare Part D plan from Wellcare. Alternatively, if your cancer diagnosis means you can't qualify for Medigap, choose a Medicare Advantage plan from Aetna. In both cases ...

Medicare has chosen 15 prescription medications for price negotiations this year, building off a first round of negotiations for 10 drugs whose lower prices take effect in 2026. T

As the next round of Medicare drug pricing negotiations get underway, experts predict President Trump may seek to weaken the program.

Medicare will soon negotiate prices for 15 more drugs as part of an effort to reduce costs for seniors and people with disabilities, federal health officials announced in a news release.

Researchers utilized the comprehensive score for financial toxicity tool to measure self-reported financial distress among 1500-plus patients with cancer or autoimmune diseases receiving charitable copay assistance foundation support.

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On its last weekday in power, the Biden Administration has chosen the next batch of drugs up for price negotiation in Medicare.

WASHINGTON — Medicare officials announced plans to negotiate the prices of blockbuster diabetes and weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, further complicating big decisions the Trump administration will have to make about how to cover the medications.

The Biden administration announced Friday that Ozempic, Wegovy and 13 additional drugs will now be covered under Medicare Part-D for price negotiations, the next round of negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act passed by President Joe Biden in 2022.

Like mammograms, breast ultrasounds are covered under Medicare Part B. If you have a Medicare Advantage (Part C) plan instead of Original Medicare (parts A and B), your plan should similarly cover this screening. Some plans may even offer additional benefits that could reduce your costs further.

Medicare beneficiaries may pay less for 15 additional prescription drugs as early as 2027 as part of the next round of federal regulators' price negotiations with pharmaceutical manufacturers.

The start of a new year gives older adults with a Medicare health plan an opportunity to think ahead and make a difference in their future.