www.medicare.gov Open in urlscan Pro
2a02:26f0:3500:591::348  Public Scan

Form analysis
2 forms found in the DOM

GET /search/medicare

<form action="/search/medicare" method="get" id="search-block-form" accept-charset="UTF-8" role="search" class="search-form search-block-form" aria-hidden="true">
  <div class="js-form-item form-item js-form-type-search form-type-search js-form-item-keys form-item-keys form-no-label">
    <label for="edit-keys" class="m-evo-label ds-c-label visually-hidden"><span>Search</span></label>
    <input title="Enter the terms you wish to search for." data-drupal-selector="edit-keys" type="search" id="edit-keys" name="keys" value="" size="15" maxlength="128" class="form-search">
  </div>
  <div data-drupal-selector="edit-actions" class="form-actions js-form-wrapper form-wrapper" id="edit-actions">
    <input data-drupal-selector="edit-submit" type="submit" id="edit-submit" value="Search" class="button js-form-submit form-submit ds-c-button ds-c-button--solid">
  </div>
</form>

POST /about-us/prescription-drug-law

<form class="medicare-email-signup-form" data-drupal-selector="medicare-email-signup-form" action="/about-us/prescription-drug-law" method="post" id="medicare-email-signup-form" accept-charset="UTF-8">
  <input data-drupal-selector="edit-prod" type="hidden" name="prod" value="prod">
  <input data-drupal-selector="edit-state-question-id" type="hidden" name="state_question_id" value="65497">
  <input data-drupal-selector="edit-group-question-id" type="hidden" name="group_question_id" value="74299">
  <input data-drupal-selector="edit-email" type="hidden" name="email" value="">
  <fieldset class="ds-c-fieldset ds-u-margin-top--0 js-form-item form-item js-form-wrapper form-wrapper" data-drupal-selector="edit-step1" id="edit-step1">
    <legend>
      <span class="fieldset-legend"></span>
    </legend>
    <div class="fieldset-wrapper">
      <div class="js-form-item form-item js-form-type-email form-type-email js-form-item-step1-email form-item-step1-email">
        <label for="edit-step1-email" class="m-evo-label ds-c-label js-form-required form-required"><span>Enter your email address</span></label>
        <input class="ds-c-field form-email required" autocomplete="off" data-drupal-selector="edit-step1-email" type="email" id="edit-step1-email" name="step1[email]" value="" size="60" maxlength="254" placeholder="name@example.com"
          required="required">
      </div>
      <div class="js-form-item form-item js-form-type-checkbox form-type-checkbox js-form-item-step1-consent form-item-step1-consent">
        <input class="ds-c-choice form-checkbox required" data-drupal-selector="edit-step1-consent" type="checkbox" id="edit-step1-consent" name="step1[consent]" value="1" required="required">
        <label for="edit-step1-consent" class="m-evo-label ds-c-label option js-form-required form-required"><span><span> By checking this box, you consent to our <a href="/privacy-policy">data privacy policy</a>. </span></span></label>
      </div>
    </div>
  </fieldset>
  <input autocomplete="off" data-drupal-selector="form-bsvag7gpruhafzbyosmkdc46j5bwkawd-nmjsatlms" type="hidden" name="form_build_id" value="form-bSvAg7gpruhAFzBYOSmkdC46j5BWKaWD__nmJSATlMs">
  <input data-drupal-selector="edit-medicare-email-signup-form" type="hidden" name="form_id" value="medicare_email_signup_form">
  <div data-drupal-selector="edit-emailsignup-actions" class="form-actions js-form-wrapper form-wrapper" id="edit-emailsignup-actions">
    <input data-drupal-selector="edit-emailsignup-actions-next1" type="submit" id="edit-emailsignup-actions-next1" name="op" value="Next Step" class="button button--primary js-form-submit form-submit ds-c-button ds-c-button--solid"
      data-once="drupal-ajax">
  </div>
</form>

Text Content

Skip to main content

An official website of the United States government

Here's how you know

Here's how you know

Cambiar a Español

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United
States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( lockA locked padlock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the
.gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Menu
 * BasicsBasicsBasicsCaret Icon
 * Health & Drug PlansHealth & Drug PlansHealth & Drug PlansCaret Icon
 * Providers & ServicesProviders & ServicesProviders & ServicesCaret Icon

 * Chat
 * Log in

 * Home
 * About Us
 * Saving money with the prescription drug law

Search

Search
Print this page.
 * How is Medicare funded?
 * Get involved with Medicare
 * Contact Medicare
 * Plain writing
 * Information in other languages
 * Using this site
 * Accessibility & Nondiscrimination Notice
 * Saving money with the prescription drug law


SAVING MONEY WITH THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG LAW



A new prescription drug law that went into effect January 1, 2023, will help
save money for people with Medicare. This law improves access to affordable
treatments and strengthens the Medicare program. Here’s what the law means for
you:


MORE VACCINES COVERED

People with Medicare Part D drug coverage now pay nothing out-of-pocket for even
more vaccines. Your Part D plan won't charge you a copayment or apply a
deductible for vaccines that the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
recommends, including the vaccines for shingles, whooping cough, and more.


LOWER COSTS FOR INSULIN

Your Medicare drug plan can't charge you more than $35 for a one-month supply of
each Part D-covered insulin, and you don’t have to pay a
deductible

Deductible
An amount you have to pay for covered services and items each year before
Medicare or your plan starts to pay.

for your insulin.  Other questions about insulin coverage?

 * If you get a 2- or 3-month supply of insulin, your costs can’t be more than
   $35 for each month’s supply of each covered insulin.
 * If you take insulin through a traditional pump that's covered under
   Medicare’s durable medical equipment benefit, that insulin is covered under
   Medicare Part B — these benefits go into effect on July 1, 2023.
 * Get more information about this new insulin benefit. 

Learn more about insulin costs. [PDF, 133 KB]


LOWER OUT-OF-POCKET DRUG COSTS

 * Starting April 1, 2023, you might pay a lower coinsurance amount for certain
   drugs and biologicals covered by Part B, if their prices have increased
   higher than the rate of inflation. The specific drugs and potential savings
   change every quarter.
 * If you have drug costs high enough to reach the catastrophic coverage phase
   in your Medicare drug coverage, you won’t have to pay a copayment or
   coinsurance, starting in 2024.
 * Extra Help affording prescription drug coverage (the Part D Low-Income
   Subsidy (LIS) program) will expand to certain people with limited resources
   who earn less than 150% of the federal poverty level, starting in 2024.
 * Your yearly Part D
   out-of-pocket costs
   
   Out-of-pocket costs
   Health or prescription drug costs that you must pay on your own because they
   aren’t covered by Medicare or other insurance.
   
   will be capped at $2,000, starting in 2025. You’ll also have the option to
   pay out-of-pocket costs in monthly amounts over the plan year, instead of
   when they happen.


MEDICARE WILL NEGOTIATE TO GET YOU LOWER DRUG PRICES

For the first time, Medicare will be able to negotiate directly with
manufacturers for the price of certain high-spending brand-name Medicare Part B
and Part D drugs that don’t have competition.

 * This year, we’ll announce the first 10 drugs selected for negotiation.
   * Negotiated prices for these first 10 drugs will be effective in 2026.
 * Medicare will select and negotiate costs for:
   * 15 Part D drugs in 2025 (effective in 2027).
   * 15 Part B and Part D drugs in 2026 (effective in 2028).
   * 20 Part B and Part D drugs in 2027 (effective in 2029).
   * 20 Part B and Part D drugs in 2028 and every year after.
 * Manufacturers that don’t follow the negotiation requirements will have to pay
   a tax, and will have to pay penalties if they don’t fulfill other
   manufacturer requirements.


SITE MENU

 * About Us
 * What Medicare covers
 * Drug coverage (Part D)
 * Supplements & other insurance
 * Claims & appeals
 * Manage your health
 * Site map


TAKE ACTION

 * Find health & drug plans
 * Find care providers
 * Find medical equipment & suppliers
 * Find a Medicare Supplement Insurance (Medigap) policy
 * Find publications
 * Talk to someone
 * Manage your email preferences
 * Get information in other languages


CMS & HHS WEBSITES

 * HealthCare.gov
 * InsureKidsNow.gov
 * Medicaid.gov
 * CMS.gov
 * HHS.gov
 * USA.gov


HELPFUL LINKS

 * FOIA
 * No Fear Act
 * Inspector General
 * Archive
 * Downloadable databases


SIGNUP FOR EMAIL UPDATES

Enter your email address
By checking this box, you consent to our data privacy policy.

 * Find Medicare.gov on facebook (link opens in a new tab)
 * Follow Medicare.gov on Twitter (link opens in a new tab)
 * Find Medicare.gov on YouTube (link opens in a new tab)

About Medicare Medicare Glossary
Nondiscrimination / Accessibility Privacy Policy Privacy Setting Linking Policy
Using this site Plain Writing
Medicare.gov
A federal government website managed and paid for by the U.S. Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services.
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244