A new bill would cap Medicare enrollees’ annual expenses at $5,000 — and could cost the government ‘tens of billions’
A new bill would cap Medicare enrollees’ annual expenses at $5,000 — and could cost the government ‘tens of billions’

A long-shot proposal would guarantee some cost protection to all people with Medicare by capping annual out-of-pocket expenses at $5,000.

According to estimates, the bill could cost the government tens of billions of dollars.

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