Conservative Pressure Against CMS’ Medicare Part D Demo Mounts

By Dorothy Mills-Gregg, Amy Lotven / August 7, 2024 at 7:25 PM

CMS’ last-minute Medicare Part D premium stabilization demonstration amounts to a potential $10 billion bailout for insurers so the administration can avoid headlines about massive Part D premium increases during an election year, a Paragon Health Institute analysis says this week as Republican lawmakers urge the congressional watchdog to investigate the new demo’s legality and cost.


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