{"id":71586,"date":"2021-09-13T16:50:15","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T20:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/\/?p=71586"},"modified":"2022-02-10T17:49:25","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T22:49:25","slug":"national-grange-urges-congress-to-act-on-unaffordable-out-of-pocket-medicare-part-d-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/national-grange-urges-congress-to-act-on-unaffordable-out-of-pocket-medicare-part-d-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"National Grange urges Congress to Act on Unaffordable Out-Of-Pocket Medicare Part D Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-71591\" src=\"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/elderly_pharmacist-300x173.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/elderly_pharmacist-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/elderly_pharmacist.png 755w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/>The National Grange joined a group of 132 organizations representing older Americans which is asking key committees of Congress to reduce Part D out-of-pocket costs for patients as it drafts its budget reconciliation package. Increases in patient out-of-pocket costs leads to lower drug adherence, higher mortality and increased overall health care costs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Health-Care-Part-D-Cosigned-Hill-Letter-9.9.21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to read the letter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The National Grange joined a group of 132 organizations representing older Americans which is asking key committees of Congress to reduce Part D out-of-pocket costs for patients as it drafts its budget reconciliation package. Increases in patient out-of-pocket costs leads to lower drug adherence, higher mortality and increased overall health care costs. 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