{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/170f7fea-3078-4315-9c6b-57b666e73855/6914bde3a17ebcde88055024?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Rising Costs, Fewer Choices: What’s Up with Medicare Drug Plans?","description":"<p>Facing mounting financial pressures, insurance companies are changing the prescription drug coverage available to many consumers in Medicare Part D.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.vumc.org/health-policy/person/stacie-b-dusetzina-phd\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Stacie Dusetzina</a>, Professor of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University</li><li><a href=\"https://uspainfoundation.org/diabetes-edition/diabetes-edition-participants/steven-hadfield/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Steven Hadfield</a>, Medicare beneficiary</li><li><a href=\"https://advisory.avalerehealth.com/team/mark-newsom\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Newsom</a>, Managing Director, Avalere Health</li><li><a href=\"https://schaeffer.usc.edu/people/erin-trish-ph-d/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Erin Trish</a>, Co-Director, USC Schaeffer Center</li><li><a href=\"https://www.hamv.org/staff-contributors\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cindy Trish</a>, Medicare beneficiary</li><li><a href=\"http://google.com/search?q=leslie+walker+tradeoffs&amp;oq=leslie+walker+tradeoffs&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgAEAAYgAQyBwgAEAAYgAQyCAgBEAAYFhgeMggIAhAAGBYYHjIICAMQABgWGB4yCAgEEAAYFhgeMgYIBRBFGD0yBggGEEUYPDIGCAcQRRg80gEIMTYzMWowajSoAgCwAgA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Leslie Walker</a>, Senior Reporter, Tradeoffs</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Learn more and read a full transcript on <a href=\"https://tradeoffs.org/2025/11/13/rising-costs-fewer-choices-whats-up-with-medicare-drug-plans\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">our website</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>If you know someone on Medicare, please encourage them to give their coverage a closer look before open enrollment ends on Dec. 7! People can find unbiased enrollment counseling through the federal&nbsp;<a href=\"https://shiphelp.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">SHIP program</a>&nbsp;or review their options on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.medicare.gov/plan-compare\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Medicare.gov</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free <a href=\"https://tradeoffs.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6ab1fc39a0b1b15521551487c&amp;id=89c5edcb93&amp;utm_source=twitter-newsletter-signup&amp;utm_medium=twitter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">weekly newsletter</a> featuring the latest health policy research and news.</p><p><br></p><p>Support this type of journalism today, <a href=\"https://tradeoffs.org/donate\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">with a gift</a>.</p>","author_name":"Tradeoffs"}