If you’re nearing retirement age, or are over 65 and still working, you may have questions about Medicare. Read on for the information you need to know.

Fills for depression and anxiety medications increased between 2019 and 2022, according to recent research from health care platform GoodRx. Specifically, treatment for mental health conditions has increased significantly since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The increase in depression and anxiety medication fills occurred in 43 out of 50 states.

In response to President Joe Biden’s executive order on lowering prescription drug costs for Americans, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary chose three new models for testing to further build on the new prescription drug law.

On Jan. 24, Amazon announced a new Prime membership benefit from Amazon Pharmacy. RxPass will be available only as a subscription service for customers who have Amazon Prime memberships. For $5 a month, people can fill as many prescriptions as they need from a list of roughly 50 generic medications. The fee would be out of pocket and in addition to an Amazon Prime membership fee.

The transparency provisions of the No Surprises Act require group health plans and health insurance issuers to report information on prescription drugs and health care spending to the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury (Departments).