Stuck in a costly Medicare Part D plan? High drug prices and coverage issues aren't the end. Learn steps you can take now to ...

Discover how Medicare provides healthcare to those 65 and older. Learn about eligibility, coverage options, and how to enroll ...

Out-of-pocket costs: An out-of-pocket cost is the amount a person must pay for medical care when Medicare does not pay the total cost or offer coverage. These costs can include deductibles, ...

Source: Faith Leonard and Gretchen Jacobson, “What Does the Decline in Medicare Part D Plan Availability Mean for Beneficiaries?,” To the Point (blog), Commonwealth Fund, Dec. 17, 2025.

Discover the major changes to Medicare Part D for 2026, including lower prices for 10 key drugs, a new out-of-pocket cap of ...

Medicare, the federal health insurance program designed primarily for adults age 65 and older, can seem like an alphabet soup of parts. Medicare Part A and Part B, also known as “original Medicare,” ...

This year, OPM allowed FEHB plans to begin offering Part D coverage to Medicare-eligible enrollees. To be included, the Part D plan must provide prescription drug coverage that, when combined with an ...

The Trump administration announced a new demonstration program aimed at easing access to GLP-1 receptor agonists for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Diane Omdahl is a Medicare expert who keeps her readers in the know. Creditable means that the employer plan is expected to pay on ...

In 2006, Congress passed the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), which for the first-time covered outpatient medications. (Parts A and B cover medications ...

After spending $2,000 out-of-pocket on prescription drugs in 2025, Medicare Part D beneficiaries enter the catastrophic coverage phase, where they pay nothing for covered prescriptions for the rest of ...