The New Medicare Rx Benefit:  Challenges for Maintaining Access to Prescription Drugs

Published: Jun 29, 2004

The New Medicare Rx Benefit: Challenges for Maintaining Access to Prescription Drugs

With the launch of the new Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit less than 18 months away, and growing interest in beneficiaries’ access to medications in the future, the Kaiser Family Foundation is pleased to release two new publications that examine issues concerning access to medications raised by the implementation of the new Part D Medicare prescription drug benefit.

The New Medicare Drug Benefit: Potential Effects of Pharmacy Management Tools on Access to Medications

The New Medicare Prescription Drug Law: Issues for Dual Eligibles with Disabilities and Serious Conditions