By Dena Bunis, AARP August 2022 Inflation Reduction Act limits out-of-pocket drug costs, caps insulin copays, makes vaccines free. For the first time in Medicare’s history, the amount of money that beneficiaries in drug plans will have to pay for their prescriptions each year will be capped, thanks to provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The new law makes other changes to the program’s Part D drug benefits, including putting a limit on out-of-pocket payments for

By Michelle Crouch, AARP January 2022 Nearly half of older adults take at least five drugs daily, and the side effects can add up. In March 2021, Mary Ann Johnson of Warwick, Rhode Island, reached down to pick something up off the floor and suddenly felt dizzy. She tried to get to the couch but tripped on a chair and fell, and the chair toppled on top of her. Johnson ended up with a knee fracture and a deep gash on her forehead. It wasn’t the first time Johnson had fallen in