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Medicare drug coverage faces an ominous spending outlook

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There are troubling new signs that the overhaul of Medicare drug coverage in the Inflation Reduction Act is dramatically driving up program spending. Why it matters: The upward trajectory could threaten some seniors' coverage for outpatient prescription drugs — and it could force painful tradeoffs…

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  1. 2026-09-09 09:30 · Axios AI+
    Medicare drug coverage faces an ominous spending outlook

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