HHS Enhances Medicare Drug Card Program to Help Seniors
Choose Lower-Cost, Similar Drugs
HHS announces new measures to help seniors get the lowest price possible for their
medicines by allowing them -- for the first time -- to compare prices for similar drugs used to treat common diseases
such as high cholesterol or blood pressure. Enhancements to the Medicare-endorsed drug discount program give
seniors another tool to save even more money on their prescription drugs and will create more incentives for drug
companies to lower their prices as they compete for consumers. Read
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