Here’s when drug prices will start to decrease for Medicare recipients | Analysis - Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Here’s when drug prices will start to decrease for Medicare recipients | Analysis

Medicare recipients who take insulin will be the first to benefit from the drug pricing provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act. Additional drug costs will start to decrease in 2026. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Medicare patients spent $1 billion on insulin in 2020, according to Kaiser Family Foundation.