Biden-Harris Administration is Strengthening Medicare; Protecting …
WEBJan 31, 2024 — Medicare Advantage is robust and stable, and plan offerings and enrollment are strong for beneficiaries in 2024, including premiums, supplemental benefits, and choice. The Medicare Advantage average monthly plan premium remains stable in 2024, with an increase of less than one dollar on average.
Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Rule Expanding Access
WEBApr 4, 2024 — The Contract Year (CY) 2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D final rule builds on existing CMS policies to promote competition, increase access to care, including important behavioral health services, and protect individuals from inappropriate marketing and prior authorization.
Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Medicare with Finalized ...
WEBOct 28, 2022 — The Biden-Harris Administration has made expanding access to health care a top priority, and, under their leadership, more Americans than ever before have health insurance coverage. Today’s final rule builds on this success and supports additional Administration efforts to strengthen Medicare.
HHS Announces Cost Savings for 64 Prescription Drugs Thanks to …
WEBJun 26, 2024 — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), today announced that some Medicare enrollees will pay less for 64 drugs available through Medicare Part B.
HHS Announces Actions to Lower Health Care Costs and Allow …
WEBJun 30, 2023 — HHS released revised drug price negotiation guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The guidance is a critical step in implementing the IRA, which finally took on Big Pharma and will allow Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices on behalf of people with Medicare.
CMS Issues Draft Guidance on New Program to Allow People with …
WEBAug 21, 2023 — President Biden’s prescription drug law, the Inflation Reduction Act, gives people with Medicare prescription drug coverage (Medicare Part D) the option to pay out-of-pocket costs in monthly payments spread out over the year, starting in 2025.
HHS Finalizes Rule to Strengthen Medicare, Improve Access to …
WEBApr 5, 2023 — Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is finalizing a rule to put people with Medicare first and put strong protections in place so …
On the First Anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, Millions of ...
WEBAug 16, 2023 — Medicare Part D Benefit Redesign and Out-of-Pocket Cap: The Inflation Reduction Act will make key changes to improve drug affordability for seniors and people with disabilities who have Medicare Part D.
Who’s eligible for Medicare? - HHS.gov
WEBDec 8, 2022 — Generally, Medicare is for people 65 or older. You may be able to get Medicare earlier if you have a disability, End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant), or ALS (also called Lou Gehrig’s disease).
Fact v. Fiction: Biden-Harris Administration is Strengthening …
WEBFeb 17, 2023 — In fact, the Biden-Harris Administration has worked to lower health care costs for seniors, including making recommended vaccines free and capping each covered insulin at $35 per month’s supply for people on Medicare, requiring drug companies to pay Medicare a rebate if they raise prices faster than inflation, and finally allowing Medicare to ...