This afternoon I’m giving a talk to a group of patient advocates on the Medicare prescription drug benefit (Part D). As I prepared, I was struck by the fact that this is one of the few times that I feel that I’m (mostly) giving out good policy news. Are there downsides to the Medicare Part…

Back on November 17, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a slew of policy on the Medicare prescription drug benefit transition to the Medicare manufacturer discount program. This is the program that will be replacing the Coverage Gap discount program as of January 2025. The big document was the Part D Manufacturer…