UPenn Perelman School of Medicine: Loss of Medicare Part D Subsidy Linked to Higher Mortality Among Low-income Older Adults
May 16, 2025
May 16, 2025
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 16 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release:
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Loss of Medicare Part D subsidy linked to higher mortality among low-income older adults
Removal from the program saw mortality rates jump between 4 and 22 percent
While it may seem intuitive that people would die without life-saving medications, Penn and Harvard researchers have connected losing a fed . . .
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Loss of Medicare Part D subsidy linked to higher mortality among low-income older adults
Removal from the program saw mortality rates jump between 4 and 22 percent
While it may seem intuitive that people would die without life-saving medications, Penn and Harvard researchers have connected losing a fed . . .