Medicare news and plan updates
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- 2027 State Low-Income Subsidy Benchmark Premium Amounts - with a comparison of benchmark changes since 2006
Medicaid, LIS, & Extra Help · Jul 30, 2026
- Chart of 2026 BIN and PCN numbers for each Medicare Part D prescription drug plan Part 7 of 7 (H9968 through X0001) includes M3P (MPPP) BIN/PCN numbers
Your Formulary (Drug List) · Jan 20, 2026
- Chart of 2026 BIN and PCN numbers for each Medicare Part D prescription drug plan Part 6 of 7 (H7787 through H9955) includes M3P (MPPP) BIN/PCN numbers
Your Formulary (Drug List) · Jan 20, 2026
- Chart of 2026 BIN and PCN numbers for each Medicare Part D prescription drug plan Part 5 of 7 (H5938 through H7779) includes M3P (MPPP) BIN/PCN numbers
Your Formulary (Drug List) · Jan 20, 2026
- Chart of 2026 BIN and PCN numbers for each Medicare Part D prescription drug plan Part 4 of 7 (H4523 through H5937) includes M3P (MPPP) BIN/PCN numbers
Your Formulary (Drug List) · Jan 20, 2026
- Chart of 2026 BIN and PCN numbers for each Medicare Part D prescription drug plan Part 3 of 7 (H3251 through H4518) includes M3P (MPPP) BIN/PCN numbers
Your Formulary (Drug List) · Jan 20, 2026
- Chart of 2026 BIN and PCN numbers for each Medicare Part D prescription drug plan Part 2 of 7 (H1969 through H3240) includes M3P (MPPP) BIN/PCN numbers
Your Formulary (Drug List) · Jan 20, 2026
- Chart of 2026 BIN and PCN numbers for each Medicare Part D prescription drug plan Part 1 of 7 (E3014 through H1961) includes M3P (MPPP) BIN/PCN numbers
Your Formulary (Drug List) · Jan 20, 2026
- 2026 Federal Poverty Level Guidelines (FPL): 2026/2027 LIS Qualifications and Benefits
Medicaid, LIS, & Extra Help · Jan 15, 2026
- November 2025 Drug List Updates: Thirty-four (34) new generic drugs added to many 2026 Medicare Part D plan formularies.
Monthly Formulary changes · Nov 20, 2025
- 2026 IRMAA: Slight increase in Medicare Part D and Part B IRMAA payments for some.
IRMAA - for higher incomes · Nov 15, 2025
- 2026 State Low-Income Subsidy Benchmark Premium Amounts - with a comparison of benchmark changes since 2006
Medicaid, LIS, & Extra Help · Jul 28, 2025
- 2026 Medicare Part D Late-Enrollment Penalty rate will increase 6% - with maximum penalties reaching almost $1,100 for the year.
Late Enrollment Penalty (LEP) · Jul 28, 2025
- 2025 Federal Poverty Level Guidelines (FPL): 2025/2026 LIS Qualifications and Benefits
Medicaid, LIS, & Extra Help · Jan 19, 2025
- 2025 IRMAA: Slight increase in Medicare Part D and Part B IRMAA payments for some.
IRMAA - for higher incomes · Nov 10, 2024
- 2025 Medicare Advantage plan Maximum Out-Of-Pocket (MOOP) limits are changing and can reach $9,350 -- with 9.2 million members seeing a MOOP increase from $50 to $6,450.
Annual Medicare plan changes · Oct 13, 2024
- The number of 2025 Medicare Advantage plan choices decrease
Annual Medicare plan changes · Oct 09, 2024
- 2025 Medicare Part D Late-Enrollment Penalty rate will increase 6% - with maximum penalties reaching up to $984 for the year.
Late Enrollment Penalty (LEP) · Jul 29, 2024
- May 2024 Drug List Updates: Thirty-seven (37) new generic drugs added to many Medicare Part D plan formularies.
Monthly Formulary changes · Jun 02, 2024
- 2024 Medicare Advantage plan Maximum Out-Of-Pocket (MOOP) limits are changing and can reach $8,850 -- with 4.4 million members seeing a MOOP increase from $50 to $5,400.
Annual Medicare plan changes · Oct 07, 2023
- Understanding the 2024 Medicare Part D Donut Hole
Archive: The Donut Hole or Coverage Gap · Aug 04, 2023
- 2024 Medicare Part D Late-Enrollment Penalty rate will increase 6% - with maximum penalties reaching up to $878 for the year.
Late Enrollment Penalty (LEP) · Aug 02, 2023
- How a mid-year formulary change can affect your Medicare Part D drug coverage
Monthly Formulary changes · Mar 27, 2025
- February 2023 Drug List Updates: sixteen (16) new generic drugs added to many Medicare Part D plan formularies.
Monthly Formulary changes · Feb 28, 2023
- 2023 IRMAA: Slight decrease in Medicare Part D IRMAA payments along with changes in the IRMAA brackets due to annual inflation adjustments.
IRMAA - for higher incomes · Sep 28, 2022
- 2023 State Low-Income Subsidy Benchmark Premium Amounts - with a comparison of benchmark changes since 2006
Medicaid, LIS, & Extra Help · Jul 29, 2022
- Inflation Reduction Act (IRA): Changes to Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage 2023 and beyond.
Annual Medicare plan changes · Aug 16, 2023
- 2023 Medicare Part D preview: CMS releases 2023 Medicare Part D standard drug plan coverage parameters
Annual Medicare plan changes · Apr 04, 2022
- Chart of 2022 BIN and PCN values for each Medicare Part D prescription drug plan Part 1 of 6 (E0654 through H1997)
Your Formulary (Drug List) · Mar 07, 2022
- 2022 IRMAA: Slight increase in Medicare Part D IRMAA payments for most along with changes in the IRMAA brackets due to annual inflation adjustments.
IRMAA - for higher incomes · Nov 13, 2021
- August 2021 Drug List Updates: Fourteen (14) new generic drugs added to many Medicare Part D plan formularies.
Monthly Formulary changes · Aug 14, 2021
- 2022 Federal Poverty Level Guidelines (FPL): 2022 LIS Qualifications and Benefits
Medicaid, LIS, & Extra Help · Jan 16, 2022
- June 2021 Drug List Updates: Nine (9) new generic drugs added to many Medicare Part D plan formularies.
Monthly Formulary changes · Jun 25, 2021
- May 2021 Drug List Updates: Fifteen (15) new generic drugs added to many Medicare Part D plan formularies.
Monthly Formulary changes · May 21, 2021
- April 2021 Drug List Updates: Fifty-five (55) new generic drugs added to many Medicare Part D plan formularies.
Monthly Formulary changes · Apr 27, 2021
- 2022 Medicare Part D Late-Enrollment Penalties will increase slightly - maximum penalties can reach up to $749 for the year.
Late Enrollment Penalty (LEP) · Jul 29, 2021
- 2022 State Low-Income Subsidy Benchmark Premium Amounts - with a comparison of benchmark changes since 2006
Medicaid, LIS, & Extra Help · Jul 29, 2021
- Medicare Part D 2022: CMS releases finalized 2022 Medicare Part D standard drug plan coverage parameters
Annual Medicare plan changes · Jan 16, 2021
- 2021 IRMAA: Slight increase in Medicare Part D IRMAA payments for most along with changes in the IRMAA brackets due to annual inflation adjustments.
IRMAA - for higher incomes · Nov 06, 2020
- September 2020 Drug List Updates: Eighteen (18) new generic drugs added to many Medicare Part D plan formularies.
Monthly Formulary changes · Sep 29, 2020
- August 2020 Drug List Updates: Twenty-one (21) new generic drugs added to many Medicare Part D plan formularies.
Monthly Formulary changes · Aug 15, 2020
- 2021 Medicare Part D Late-Enrollment Penalties will increase slightly - maximum penalties can reach up to $695 for the year.
Late Enrollment Penalty (LEP) · Aug 02, 2020
- 2021 State Low-Income Subsidy Benchmark Premium Amounts - with a comparison of benchmark changes since 2006
Medicaid, LIS, & Extra Help · Jul 30, 2020
- June 2020 Drug List Updates: Fourteen (14) new generic drugs added to many Medicare Part D plan formularies.
Monthly Formulary changes · Jun 18, 2020
- May 2020 Drug List Updates: Twelve (12) new generic drugs added to many Medicare Part D plan formularies.
Monthly Formulary changes · May 23, 2020
- April 2020 Drug List Updates: Thirty-four (34) new generic drugs added to many Medicare Part D plan formularies.
Monthly Formulary changes · Apr 26, 2020
- March 2020 Drug List Updates: Twenty-Five (25) new generic drugs added to many Medicare Part D plan formularies.
Monthly Formulary changes · Apr 05, 2020
- September 2019 Drug List Updates: Twenty (20) new generic drugs added to many Medicare Part D plan formularies.
Monthly Formulary changes · Sep 17, 2019
- 2020 Medicare Part D Late-Enrollment Penalties will decrease for a third year in a row - although maximum penalties can reach up to $641 per year.
Late Enrollment Penalty (LEP) · Aug 07, 2019
- July 2019 Drug List Updates: Fourteen (14) new generic drugs added to many Medicare Part D plan formularies.
Monthly Formulary changes · Jul 22, 2019
- June 2019 Drug List Updates: Twelve (12) new generic drugs added to many Medicare Part D plan formularies.
Monthly Formulary changes · Jun 24, 2019
- May 2019 Drug List Updates: Twenty-five (25) new generic drugs added to many Medicare Part D plan formularies.
Monthly Formulary changes · Jun 20, 2019
- April 2019 Drug List Updates: Twenty-four (24) new generic drugs added to many Medicare Part D plan formularies.
Monthly Formulary changes · Apr 17, 2019
- March 2019 Drug List Updates: Seventy-two (72) new generic drugs added to many Medicare Part D plan formularies.
Monthly Formulary changes · Apr 05, 2019
- August 2018 Drug List Updates: Thirty-one new generic drugs added to many Medicare Part D plan formularies.
Monthly Formulary changes · Aug 29, 2018
- 2019 Medicare Part D Late-Enrollment Penalties will decrease by 5.23% - But maximum penalties can reach $601 per year.
Late Enrollment Penalty (LEP) · Aug 02, 2018
- July 2018 Drug List Updates: Nine (9) new generic drugs added to many Medicare Part D plan formularies.
Monthly Formulary changes · Jul 13, 2018
- 2018 Medicare Part D Late-Enrollment Premium Penalties will Decrease by 1.71% - But Maximum Penalties can Reach $584 per Year.
Late Enrollment Penalty (LEP) · Aug 09, 2017
- Reminder: The Special Enrollment Period (SAR SEP) for people who were enrolled in discontinued Medicare plans ends February 28th
Enrollment topics · Feb 09, 2026
- 2017 Medicare Part D Late-Enrollment Premium Penalties will increase by 4.5%
Late Enrollment Penalty (LEP) · Aug 01, 2016
- 2016 Medicare Part D Late-Enrollment Premium Penalties will increase by 3%
Late Enrollment Penalty (LEP) · Jul 30, 2015
- 2023 Federal Poverty Level Guidelines (FPL): 2023 LIS Qualifications and Benefits
Medicaid, LIS, & Extra Help · Jan 14, 2023
- Your 2015 Late-Enrollment Premium Penalties Will Increase by 2%
Late Enrollment Penalty (LEP) · Aug 17, 2014
- June 2023 Drug List Updates: Fifteen (15) new generic drugs added to many Medicare Part D plan formularies.
Monthly Formulary changes · Jun 19, 2023
- 2023 Medicare Part D Late-Enrollment Penalty rate will decrease - but maximum penalties can reach up to $783 for the year.
Late Enrollment Penalty (LEP) · Aug 01, 2022
- Your 2014 Late-Enrollment Premium Penalties Will Increase by 4%
Late Enrollment Penalty (LEP) · Aug 17, 2013
- 2013 Late-Enrollment Premium Penalties Will Increase Just Slightly
Late Enrollment Penalty (LEP) · Aug 12, 2012
- Reminder: You may now qualify for Medicare Part D financial Extra Help
Medicaid, LIS, & Extra Help · Feb 03, 2026
- Higher Medicare Part D Monthly Premiums for Seniors with Higher Incomes
IRMAA - for higher incomes · Nov 02, 2010
- Medicaid "Spenddown" and qualifying for Medicare Part D Extra Help
Medicaid, LIS, & Extra Help · Jan 28, 2026
- More about the LIS or Extra Help Special Enrollment Period (SEP) - or Dual Eligible SEP -- Timing and Evidence Requirements
Special Enrollment Periods (SEPs) · Dec 16, 2024
- Special Enrollment Period (SEP) - Loss of Coverage through an Employer or Union -- Timing
Special Enrollment Periods (SEPs) · Jan 07, 2023
- Special Election Period (SEP) - Change of Residence -- Timing and Evidence Requirements
Special Enrollment Periods (SEPs) · Feb 07, 2023
- The Medicare Part D Plan Quality Star Rating System
Star Ratings & plan quality · Nov 13, 2007
- Medicare to Cease Automatic Medicare Part D Plan Enrollment for 632,000 former Medicaid Beneficiaries
Medicaid, LIS, & Extra Help · Oct 20, 2006