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Medicare drug subsidy ending, potentially raising premiums for millions

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the discontinuation of the Part D Premium Stabilization Demonstration, a program that subsidized Medicare drug plans. This subsidy, created by the Biden administration and later scaled back by the Trump administration, aimed to cushion the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act's changes to Medicare Part D by lowering national base premiums and capping annual increases. Despite its success in keeping premiums lower and enrollment higher than anticipated, the program cost the government approximately $9.8 billion over two years. CMS states the subsidy is ending because insurers now have sufficient experience to price their products without federal assistance, though analysts express concern about the proportional impact of losing the subsidy on average monthly premiums. AI

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  1. Forbes — Innovation TIER_1 English(EN) · Jesse Pines, Contributor ·

    A Medicare Drug Subsidy Is Ending—Here’s What Patients Should Know

    A physician explains why Medicare Part D premiums may rise in 2027 as CMS ends a drug subsidy — and what patients should do before open enrollment closes Dec. 7.

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