Part D In 2016: Higher Premiums, Deductibles And Cost-Sharing For Drugs
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
On average, beneficiaries will pay 13% more in Medicare drug benefit monthly premiums than in 2015, the largest increase since 2009, Kaiser Family Foundation report finds. Plus, more plans are relying on deductibles and charging coinsurance for both preferred and non-preferred brand drugs.