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The Inflation Reduction Act’s broken promise is still costing patients

The Inflation Reduction Act’s broken promise is still costing patients

Summary

Some people say the Inflation Reduction Act is making medicine more expensive and harder for patients to get. They point to changes in medicine price negotiations and Medicare Part D rules as reasons for these problems.

Key Facts

  • The Inflation Reduction Act aims to lower drug prices.
  • Critics say it is instead causing higher costs for patients.
  • The Act includes price negotiations for medicines.
  • It also changes Medicare Part D, a program that helps with medicine costs.
  • These changes are said to reduce how easily patients can access medicines.
  • Concerns focus on the effects of government rules on medicine prices.
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