Part D Plans Muster Readiness for Potentially ‘Transformative’ M3P Program

  • Aug 15, 2024

    Along with other major changes to the Medicare Part D benefit, beneficiaries starting next year will have a $2,000 limit on their annual out-of-pocket (OOP) prescription drug costs, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). If seniors find themselves uncomfortably close to that threshold, they also can smooth those OOP costs over the course of the 2025 plan year through the IRA-established Medicare Payment Prescription Plan (M3P) program. While sources agree the program has the potential to improve access to prescription drugs, they say its success is also largely dependent on how well plans inform patients that the option is available. Read more
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  • Lauren Flynn Kelly

    Lauren has been covering health business issues since the early 2000s and specializes in in-depth reporting on Medicare Advantage, managed Medicaid and Medicare Part D. She also possesses a deep understanding of the complex world of pharmacy benefit management, having written AIS Health’s Radar on Drug Benefits from 2004 to 2005 and again from 2011 to 2016. In addition to her role as managing editor of Radar on Medicare Advantage, she oversees AIS Health’s publications and manages the health editorial staff. She graduated from Vassar College with a B.A. in English.

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