Part D cliff looms for seniors, as program stability could be in jeopardy

For more than a decade, Medicare Part D has successfully provided seniors comprehensive prescription drug coverage that meets their needs, while its market-based structure has kept overall program...
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New “Let’s Talk About Medicare” campaign focuses on solutions to improve affordability and predictability for seniors in Part D

Today, we are launching the “Let’s Talk About Medicare” advertising campaign focused on solutions to improve affordability and predictability for seniors in Medicare Part D. Similar to how the “Let’s...
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4 things to think about when choosing your health plan

Open enrollment is upon us once again. Whether you are picking a plan through your employer or a health insurance marketplace, whether you are getting coverage for the first time or changing to a new...
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New Spanish-language resources added to ABCs En Español

With Hispanic Heritage Month coming to a close, we wanted to highlight two new videos that have been added to our Spanish-language resources microsite, AccessBetterCoverage.org/espanol.
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New Survey: Patients’ share of health care costs continues to grow

As we’ve highlighted before, a growing body of research continues to raise red flags about the implications of high cost sharing and patients’ ability to access affordable care – even if they have...
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Making drug formulary search tools better for patients

There is a real need for patients to have information about out-of-pocket costs and clinical tools being used when it comes to their coverage. A new prescription drug search tool that includes...
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Empowering consumers and improving access to important clinical information

Even though more Americans are insured than ever before, many are facing insurance barriers that may interfere with a doctor’s prescribed course of treatment and impact their care. We recently...
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What’s driving insurance premium increases? Hint: It’s not prescription drugs

A new analysis from Avalere Health looks at 2017 proposed health insurance premium increases. As in 2016, insurers’ own data point to outpatient spending as the largest expected driver of premium...
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4 ways to better engage and empower patients

An informed consumer is an engaged and empowered patient. With the right information, consumers are well equipped to be active participants in making decisions about their health care. But it isn’t...
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ICYMI: More attention to adequacy of health insurance coverage

On AccessBetterCoverage.org, we’ve been highlighting the growing challenges of insurance benefit design and the impact of high deductibles and out-of-pocket costs on patients. Last week in The Wall...
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