Medicare Patients Paid More in Coinsurance Than the Hospital Paid for the Drug
That's not an accusation from an advocacy group. It's what CMS found when it went and asked every hospital what it actually pays.
A CMS proposal issued July 14 would cut the rate Medicare pays physicians starting in 2027, once a temporary boost expires. A separate piece of the same rule would let some accountable care organizations erase your Part B copay entirely. Neither has happened. Both are proposals.
Social Security, Medicare and the benefit changes that arrive without warning.
That's not an accusation from an advocacy group. It's what CMS found when it went and asked every hospital what it actually pays.
CMS switched on a new Medicare program July 1 that caps GLP-1 drug copays at $50. The eligibility rules quietly do most of the work here — and they exclude more people than they include.
Fewer than 300,000 people still get their benefit in the mail. If you're one of them, here's what to do — and why you should ignore every 2027 raise figure you've been shown.