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5 Ways AARP Is Fighting to Lower Drug Prices

Esther C Kane CAPS, C.D.S.

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Original article: https://www.aarp.org/advocacy/how-aarp-fights-for-lower-drug-prices/


 The article explains five key ways AARP is working to make prescription drugs more affordable for older adults. It highlights efforts to enable Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices, secure an annual limit on out-of-pocket prescription costs, defend these reforms from industry challenges, and push for continued policy action so seniors pay less for medications. These advocacy strategies are part of a historic push that has already led to negotiated price cuts on some high-cost drugs and protections in law to help Medicare beneficiaries.