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Losing a Medicare Part D subsidy is associated with higher mortality rates among low-income older adults, according to new research published in the New England Journal of Medicine by University of ...

Medicare beneficiaries who qualify for the Medicare Low-Income Subsidy Program could be eligible this year to pay no more than $2.50 for generic drugs and $6.30 for brand name drugs, according to a ...

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While it may seem intuitive that people would die without life-saving medications, Penn and Harvard researchers have connected losing a federally funded prescription drug assistance program and an ...

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PHILADELPHIA – While it may seem intuitive that people would die without life-saving medications, Penn and Harvard researchers have connected losing a federally funded prescription drug assistance ...