Out-of-pocket costs rose in 2025 for widely used Medicare drugs targeted under Inflation Reduction Act BOSTON – Many Medicare seniors paid higher out-of-pocket costs in 2025 for widely used prescription drugs—despite a federal law intended to lower them, according to a new Pioneer Institute study. The analysis examines the first group of drugs selected under the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) price negotiation program. While federally set “Ma…
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