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An image of text is an excerpt from Juliette Cubanski's quick take which reads, "Without these extra subsidies in place for 2027, some Part D stand-alone drug plan (PDP) enrollees could see a larger premium increase for drug coverage next year than they've faced in recent years, though plan-specific premium amounts are not yet known. While some policymakers questioned the rationale for and cost of the premium stabilization demonstration, which totaled $9.8 billion in 2025 and 2026, the extra subsidies worked as intended to stabilize year-over-year PDP premium increases and prevent substantial PDP enrollment changes."

CMS’s Decision to End Temporary Subsidies to Medicare’s Stand-Alone Drug Plans Could Mean Larger Premium Increases for Some Beneficiaries Next Year

by Yourhealth
Medicare

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has just announced plans to end the temporary Part D Premium Stabilization Demonstration after 2026. The goal of the demonstration, which CMS…

How Medicare Advantage Rebates Disadvantage Medicare’s Stand-Alone Drug Plan Market

by Yourhealth
Medicare

The Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit was designed to offer Medicare beneficiaries the choice of drug coverage from either stand-alone prescription drug plans (PDPs) for people in traditional Medicare…

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CMS’s Decision to End Temporary Subsidies to Medicare’s Stand-Alone Drug Plans Could Mean Larger Premium Increases for Some Beneficiaries Next Year

How Medicare Advantage Rebates Disadvantage Medicare’s Stand-Alone Drug Plan Market

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CMS’s Decision to End Temporary Subsidies to Medicare’s Stand-Alone Drug Plans Could Mean Larger Premium Increases for Some Beneficiaries Next Year

How Medicare Advantage Rebates Disadvantage Medicare’s Stand-Alone Drug Plan Market

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