IRA's Medicare out-of-pocket cap increased access to drugs, study finds

June 18, 2026 11:00 AM EDT Law IRA's $2,000 out-of-pock­et cap helped Medicare pa­tients ac­cess ex­pen­sive drugs, study finds Zachary Brennan Senior Editor Med­ica­tion us­age, par­tic­u­lar­ly for the most ex­pen­sive drugs, in­creased sig­nif­i­cant­ly short­ly af­ter the Medicare an­nu­al out-of-pock­et cost cap took ef­fect in Jan­u­ary 2025, a study … Sign up to read this article for free. Get free access to a limited number of articles, plus choose newsletters to get straight to your inbox. SIGN UP LOG IN BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER