Government Funding for Medicare Part D

January 1, 2019

The Medicare Part D program was established in 2006 under the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA). This program was designed to subsidize the cost of prescription drugs, such that Medicare beneficiaries were responsible for 25.5% of the aggregated cost of standard drug coverage while the government funded the remaining 74.5%'. Note, this 74.5% funds basic claim coverage for all members, though the government also funds aspects of Part D through other means, such as subsidies for low income members and risk corridor payments for plans who experience greater losses than expected.

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