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    <title>topic Re: Drug price hike at refill time in Medicare &amp; Insurance</title>
    <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Medicare-Insurance/Drug-price-hike-at-refill-time/m-p/2618465#M11777</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://www.aarp.org/medicare/medicare-part-d-drug-prices-doubled-2025/#:~:text=The%20price%20tags%20of%20these,Discover%20New%20AARP%20Benefits" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;AARP.org - 01/09/2025 - 25 Top Medicare Part D Drugs Have Nearly Doubled in Price&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Xarelto is one of those drugs that Medicare negotiated a new price for in 2024 and this price becomes effective in 2026 but the price you are paying now is even lower than that.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://www.cms.gov/files/document/fact-sheet-negotiated-prices-initial-price-applicability-year-2026.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;CMS.gov- Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program: Negotiated Prices for Initial Price Applicability Year 2026&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;If you are buying your drugs under a Medicare Part D plan or one that is included in a Medicare Advantage plan then Plan designs affect the insurance program. &amp;nbsp;Your deductible, if any, where you buy your drugs also makes a difference in price.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The best place to ask your question would be to your Prescription Drug Plan insurer. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 20:46:33 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>GailL1</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2025-07-09T20:46:33Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Drug price hike at refill time</title>
      <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Medicare-Insurance/Drug-price-hike-at-refill-time/m-p/2618455#M11776</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I just got refill of xarelto...$360 for 3 month supply. That is a hike of 200% from previous refill. Does anyone know the reason for this outrageous price hike 🤬&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 19:08:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Medicare-Insurance/Drug-price-hike-at-refill-time/m-p/2618455#M11776</guid>
      <dc:creator>KazuhiroN28691</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2025-07-09T19:08:38Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Drug price hike at refill time</title>
      <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Medicare-Insurance/Drug-price-hike-at-refill-time/m-p/2618465#M11777</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://www.aarp.org/medicare/medicare-part-d-drug-prices-doubled-2025/#:~:text=The%20price%20tags%20of%20these,Discover%20New%20AARP%20Benefits" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;AARP.org - 01/09/2025 - 25 Top Medicare Part D Drugs Have Nearly Doubled in Price&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Xarelto is one of those drugs that Medicare negotiated a new price for in 2024 and this price becomes effective in 2026 but the price you are paying now is even lower than that.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://www.cms.gov/files/document/fact-sheet-negotiated-prices-initial-price-applicability-year-2026.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;CMS.gov- Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program: Negotiated Prices for Initial Price Applicability Year 2026&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;If you are buying your drugs under a Medicare Part D plan or one that is included in a Medicare Advantage plan then Plan designs affect the insurance program. &amp;nbsp;Your deductible, if any, where you buy your drugs also makes a difference in price.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The best place to ask your question would be to your Prescription Drug Plan insurer. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 20:46:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Medicare-Insurance/Drug-price-hike-at-refill-time/m-p/2618465#M11777</guid>
      <dc:creator>GailL1</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2025-07-09T20:46:33Z</dc:date>
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