The Kaiser Family Foundation has issued a collection of analyses related to the Part D Medicare stand-alone drug plan options available to seniors for calendar year 2010.

Each of these spotlights focuses on a key aspect of the drug plans that will be available to Medicare beneficiaries in 2010 and examine relevant trends since the Medicare drug benefit took effect in 2006. They were prepared by a team of researchers at Georgetown University, NORC and the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Medicare Prescription Drug Plans In 2010 and Key Changes Over Five Years

Premiums

Benefit Design and Cost Sharing

A Comparison of PDPs Offering Basic and Enhanced Benefits

Part D Plan Availability in 2010 and Key Changes Since 2006

Coverage of Top Brand-Name and Specialty Drugs

Prices for Brand-Name Drugs in the Coverage Gap

The Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy Program: Experience to Date and Policy Issues for Consideration

 

>> Previous Medicare Part D Data Spotlights Available

 

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