New Medicare program could dramatically improve affordability for cancer drugs—if patients enroll

Published Date: 27 Apr 2025

Even for patients covered by Medicare, annual out-of-pocket costs for lifesaving cancer treatments taken in pill form have often exceeded $10,000—until recently. Thanks to changes in Medicare Part D introduced by the Inflation ...

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