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  • For the first time in the nation’s history, older adults are expected to outnumber children by 2034.
  • Roughly half of Americans over 65 are predicted to need long-term services and supports, more than half of which are paid for by Medicaid.
  • Five states have established Master Plans for Aging, which frame a long-term, comprehensive approach to support the state’s aging population.
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Copayment Adjustment Programs

As of spring 2022, laws in 15 states and Puerto Rico address the use of copay adjustment programs by insurers or PBMs to help patients afford their medications.
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