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Loss of Medicare Part D Subsidy Linked to Higher Mortality Among Low-Income Older Adults
While it may seem intuitive that people would die without life-saving medications, Penn and Harvard researchers have connected losing a federally funded prescription drug assistance program and an increase in mortality. The program, called the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS), helps 14.2 million low-income Medicare beneficiaries, many of whom are older Americans, afford their medications. Nationally,12.5 million people who are eligible for and enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid ("dual eligibles") automatically qualify for the LIS, which is worth about $6,200/year.
May 14, 2025
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