Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Rule Expanding Access to …
Apr 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 …
HHS Announces Cost Savings for 54 Prescription Drugs Thanks to …
Sep 30, 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 54 drugs available through Medicare Part B.
HHS Releases Final Guidance for Second Cycle of Historic …
Oct 2, 2024 · Final guidance builds on success of the first cycle of drug price negotiations and details how HHS will help ensure negotiated prices reach people with Medicare in 2026 and 2027.
Biden-Harris Administration is Strengthening Medicare; Protecting …
Jan 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 Strengthens Medicare with Finalized ...
Oct 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.
Biden-Harris Administration Takes Next Step on Proposed Model …
Oct 9, 2024 · Biden-Harris Administration Takes Next Step on Proposed Model to Lower Prescription Drug Costs for People with Medicare. CMS Seeks Feedback on Medicare $2 Drug List Model, Sample $2 Drug List, and Outreach. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), …
HHS Announces Actions to Lower Health Care Costs and Allow …
Jun 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.
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 | HHS.gov
Nov 1, 2024 · President Biden’s prescription drug law, the Inflation Reduction Act, was signed into law on August 16, 2022. This new law provides meaningful financial relief for millions of people with Medicare by expanding benefits, lowering drug costs, and …
CMS Issues Draft Guidance on New Program to Allow People with …
Aug 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.
Who’s eligible for Medicare? - HHS.gov
Dec 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).