Drug spend & benefit economics

planned Benefit-level benchmarking from normalized CMS Landscape and Plan Benefit Package data is planned. Until then this hub covers Part D economics, the out-of-pocket cap, negotiated prices and modeled benefit pressure.

Where are Medicare drug economics and benefit pressures moving?

IRA out-of-pocket cap, deductible strategy, benefit-value trend.

How is the IRA out-of-pocket cap reshaping Part D benefit design?

$2,100OOP cap, CY2026
CY2026 final parameters
See the design shift →

How far are negotiated prices below the CMS list price?

$9,141below CMS comparison list price, Stelara
CY2026 negotiated prices (MFP)
See the drug list →

How fast is supplemental benefit value eroding?

-23.9%UHC vs 2022 baseline — modeled
Plan years 2022–2026 · modeled estimate
See the erosion →
Coming next

Where is Part D drug spend growing fastest by drug and prescriber?

Drug- and prescriber-level spend growth is on the public roadmap, arriving with the Part D PUF pipeline.

Planned CMS source: Part D Prescriber & Spending PUFs (annual)

What should I do next?