As manufacturers continue contracting discussions with Part D plans for Plan Year (PY) 2025, understanding how the Part D benefit is changing and how plans are likely to respond will be essential to preparing a successful contracting strategy. PY 2025 is the first year of the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) major Part D redesign changes, including a new out-of-pocket cap on beneficiary spending, new manufacturer discounts to Medicare, and increased financial liabilities for health plans.

In this webinar, our experts explored these changes and their likely impacts on manufacturers, Part D plans, and the Part D market, with a focus on PY 2025 plan-manufacturer contracting negotiations. Panelists discussed topics including:

• Provisions of the IRA’s Medicare Part D benefit redesign that will be effective in PY 2025
• Changes to patient behavior in reaction to the new benefits
• Part D plans’ likely reactions to the changes, including potential effects on plan offerings, plan types, formulary design, and utilization management
• How PY 2025 contracting discussions will be affected due to these changes