Thousands of Medicare Beneficiaries Thought Their Drug Plan Was Free. Then They Lost It. ^7.8%

KFF Health News - By Susan Jaffe - 7/7/2026, 9:00 AM

Appeal to Authority 9.9% - Hasty Generalization 9% - Negativity Bias 8.7%

Jude Pare and his partner, Diane Tix, live in rural Minnesota until temperatures dip below freezing, when they take refuge in Arizona for the winter. While away, their mail is forwarded. But Pare, 77, said he didn’t receive any warning from his Medicare prescription drug plan that his $0 monthly premium was about to increase. So he... more