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Copay Assistance Is Meant To Defray Patient Drug Costs. Some Insurers Keep It Instead.

WEDNESDAY, July 8, 2026 — For 16 years, Larry Gruber, a fitness coach from Wilton Manors, Florida, received a coupon card to help him pay for a psoriatic arthritis medication he ne...

Medicare Negotiations Continue: 15 More Drugs Including Weight-Loss Treatments Could See Price Cuts in 2027

Prescription drug costs continue to be one of the biggest financial pressures facing retirees and older Americans. In fact, many Medicare beneficiaries (around 21%) spend...

Medicare Drug Savings Surge: 1 in 3 Seniors Now Pays Less Than $35 a Month for Insulin—Here’s How

Nationwide, an estimated 3.5 to 4 million older adults (seniors aged 65 and older) rely on insulin to manage their diabetes. Somewhere around one in...

Your Prescription Could Still Cost Hundreds on Medicaid—7 Ways to Lower the Price

Navigating healthcare costs can be a significant challenge, even for those covered by state programs. You might assume that having Medicaid guarantees low prices, but...

The IRA Fixed One Medicare Part D Distortion—But Patients Now Face New Tradeoffs

By Bryce Platt, PharmD For years, Medicare Part D plans often preferred high-list/high-rebate branded multiple sclerosis (MS) drugs over lower-cost generics. That was rational b...

Copay Assistance Is Meant To Defray Patient Drug Costs. Some Insurers Keep It Instead.

Drugmakers provide financial assistance to help patients afford increasingly expensive medications. But some insurers do not count those payments toward a plan’s deductible or out-...

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The Loophole Drug Makers Use to Keep Prices High

By Lawrence Wilson and Sylvia Xu Bob Parant left his home on Long Island for the first time when he enrolled in college. Always interested in sports, he decided to try out for the...

States seek to lower drug prices by targeting the companies that manage them for health plans

As consumers worry about medication costs, states are trying to lower drug prices by reining in big companies that oversee prescription coverage for health insurers.

Why Can’t Hyper-Partisans Admit TrumpRx Is Dramatically Slashing Drug Costs?

Direct-to-consumer pharmacies offer savings

Direct-to-consumer pharmacies could offer substantial savings for patients taking generic medications, according to experts.John Lin, MD, MSHP, assistant professor of Health Servic...

US health spending spikes to $5.7T in 2025, though growth should moderate, CMS finds

Utilization — not cost growth — continues to accelerate spending, government actuaries said. Spiking prescription drug spending, including on GLP-1s, is especially acute.

How to Save Money on Your Medicare Prescription Drugs

Healthcare is one of a retiree's largest expenses. Here are six ways to minimize prescription costs.

States seek to lower drug prices by targeting the companies that manage them for health plans

Legislators across the U.S. are trying to lower prescription costs by reining in big companies that handle drug coverage for health insurers

She Struggled To Get A Lifesaving Drug Even After Insurers Vowed To Help

TUESDAY, June 30, 2026 — Over four consecutive days in January, Margaret Hvatum ran a 5K, a 10K, a half-marathon and a full marathon. The 70-year-old covered a combined distance t...

Tampa General Hospital sues Eli Lilly over pulled 340B discounts

The drugmaker's decision to rescind 340B discounts to hospitals that do not submit requested claims data has raised prices at Tampa General Hospital by 25% to 50% on average, it wr...

The Hidden Savings Update: How Thousands of Seniors Qualify for Extra Help With Prescription Costs This Week

Seniors typically spend $450 to $900+ per year out-of-pocket on prescription medications. Drug costs, in combination with healthcare expenses, are one of the biggest financial...

Pharmacy Copay Misuse: The Multi-Billion Dollar Issue Hiding In Plain Sight

Today’s guest post comes from Stephen Hom, Co-Founder, EVP & Chief Operating Officer of RIS Rx. Drawing on RIS Rx’s proprietary data and case studies, Stephen highlights patt...

The $450 Prescription Shock: What to Do When Medicaid Still Leaves You With a Huge Bill

Imagine walking up to the pharmacy counter expecting your Medicaid coverage to keep your prescription affordable, only to be told you owe $450 for a...

Trump Touts TrumpRx Prescription Drug Website Expansion

The government website now lists more than 600 discounted generic drugs and connects cash-paying consumers to Cost Plus Drugs, Amazon Pharmacy, and GoodRx — but there's a catch for...

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Drug spend now eats a third of employer claims

New claims data reveals which costs are climbing fastest and which clients need the most guidance

McDermott+ Check-Up: June 18, 2026

THIS WEEK’S DOSE Senate Democrats request information on reforming drug pricing. The request for information focuses on lowering prescription drug pricing and out-of-pocket costs...

States seek to lower drug prices by targeting the companies that manage them for health plans

Legislators across the U.S. are trying to lower prescription costs by reining in big companies that handle drug coverage for health insurers.