Fortune February 9, 2024
Richard Eisenberg

One of the most maddening parts of being on Medicare—and there are plenty—is figuring out how to get the best prices for your prescription drugs. If you think all you need to do is buy a Part D prescription drug plan, think again.

“You can go to pharmacies that are right down the street from each other and get different prices on your prescription drugs,” said Leigh Purvis, AARP’s senior director for health care costs and access.

Cindy George, senior personal finance editor at GoodRx, a prescription discount card company, said: “People are paying all kinds of prices for the same drug, with the same strength and dose every day.”

Yet it’s vitally important for Medicare beneficiaries to keep their...

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