AAM Says Seniors Are Missing Out On Medicare Savings

The US Association Has Urged Policymakers To Modernize Medicare Part D

The AAM’s latest study reveals that the Medicare Part D program continues to underperform compared to commercial plans in providing patients with access to generic medicines. The industry association has also urged policymakers to modernize Medicare Part D.

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AAM’s recent study finds that America’s seniors have worse access to lower-cost generics than beneficiaries of commercial health plans • Source: Alamy

The latest study by the Association for Accessible Medicines has found that “persistent design flaws within Medicare Part D act as barriers to coverage of and access to recently approved, low-cost generic drugs.” Commenting on the findings of the study – named “New Generics Are Less Available in Medicare Than Commercial Plans” – Christine Simmon, senior vice president for policy and strategic alliances at the AAM, said “there’s simply no justification for providing America’s seniors worse access to lower-cost generics than beneficiaries in commercial health plans receive.”

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