Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=2FSdPMbM3js Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Trump’s $3.6B Medicare Shield Is Ending [ls0R80CfmbS] Health Updated on August 07, 2026 EDT — Published on August 07, 2026 EDT A $3.6 billion Medicare drug premium shield is reportedly ending after 2026. For retirees with Part D, that could mean an extra $11 to $20 a month. This video breaks down the ten numbers behind the reported end of the Medicare Part D premium demonstration: the shrinking monthly shield, the wider premium guardrail, the 23 million stand-alone Part D enrollees, the 37% premium shock GAO said was being blocked, and the 2027 bill pressure retirees may actually feel. The key question is simple: when Washington stops absorbing the pressure, how much of it moves onto your drug plan premium? #medicare #retirement #personalfinance Subscribe for more from The Ledger. PY0EeK6DcLC byfyZyIkech csC8dCSpA1d BK5m9GglRij
A $3.6 billion Medicare drug premium shield is reportedly ending after 2026. For retirees with Part D, that could mean an extra $11 to $20 a month. This video breaks down the ten numbers behind the reported end of the Medicare Part D premium demonstration: the shrinking monthly shield, the wider premium guardrail, the 23 million stand-alone Part D enrollees, the 37% premium shock GAO said was being blocked, and the 2027 bill pressure retirees may actually feel. The key question is simple: when Washington stops absorbing the pressure, how much of it moves onto your drug plan premium? #medicare #retirement #personalfinance Subscribe for more from The Ledger. PY0EeK6DcLC byfyZyIkech csC8dCSpA1d BK5m9GglRij