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    PURPOSE: The rapidly rising costs of targeted oral anticancer medicines (TOAMs) raise concerns over their affordability. Our goal was to examine recent trends in the uptake of TOAMs among cancer patients with Medicare Part D, the share of TOAM users who reached catastrophic coverage, and the annual spending on TOAMs in the catastrophic phase. METHODS: Using the 5% SEER-Medicare, we included…

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    This analysis provides the latest data about Medicare Part D enrollment, premiums, and cost sharing in 2022 and trends over time, including information about stand-alone prescription drug plans (PD…

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      For the first time this year, more Medicare beneficiaries get their drug coverage through #MedicareAdvantage plans than stand-alone Part D drug plans. Learn more in our analysis of #PartD enrollment and costs: https://t.co/fqBE8MxOBL https://t.co/8tvaxwW4Qo

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    This analysis provides the latest data about Medicare Part D enrollment, premiums, and cost sharing in 2022 and trends over time, including information about stand-alone prescription drug plans (PD…

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      Medicare enrollees this year pay an average $40 per month for stand-alone #PartD drug coverage, much more than the $11 per month average for #MedicareAdvantage drug coverage. Those in stand-alone plans also face much higher annual deductibles on average: https://t.co/fqBE8MxOBL https://t.co/hhnT6bs3IM

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    This analysis provides the latest data about Medicare Part D enrollment, premiums, and cost sharing in 2022 and trends over time, including information about stand-alone prescription drug plans (PD…

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      More than half of all Medicare #PartD enrollees are covered by just three firms - UnitedHealth, Humana and CVS Health. Our analysis breaks out enrollment and costs for 2022 Medicare drug plans: https://t.co/fqBE8MPptj https://t.co/E6PkxYB1A5