Medicare's $2,000 annual out-of-pocket cap boosted use of very-high-cost drugs by 35.9%, a new JAMA Health Forum study finds.
Medication usage, particularly for the most expensive drugs, increased significantly shortly after the Medicare annual out-of-pocket cost cap took effect in January 2025, a study …
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