Over the last several years, The Inquirer has curated a primer on Medicare, based on questions sent in by our readers, to help make the process a little easier. For 2021, we've updated it with details ...

Implementing the Medicare $2 drug list model would have reduced out-of-pocket spending by 63% for Part D beneficiaries in 2021. The model caps cost-sharing at $2 for a 30-day supply of 101 generic ...

According to a Kaiser Family Foundation analysis, 22% of Medicare Part D drug spending in 2021 went towards the 10 top-selling prescription drugs alone. In 2021, the 10 top-selling prescription drugs ...

Lawmakers tasked the GAO with determining whether CMS’ 2021 hospital pricing policy — which requires hospitals to annually post prices for certain services in machine-readable files on their websites ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last week allocated the 400 Medicare-funded residency slots to 135 hospitals in 37 states. Nearly two-thirds of the positions will support primary ...

Early prescription refills by mail-order pharmacies cost Medicare and patients $3 billion over two years, from 2021–2023, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Mail-order pharmacies run by ...

Numerous studies show that employer plans pay providers significantly more than Medicare, but less is known about prices in nongroup plans sold both on and off the Marketplaces established by the ...

Early prescription refills by U.S. pharmacies cost Medicare and patients $3B in 2021–2023, with mail-order pharmacies run by ...

Variation in Medicare payments across ambulatory settings has led to concerns about unnecessary spending and incentives to deliver care in more highly reimbursed settings. Across all settings, ...