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  • Observations on the Initial Implementation of the Medicare Prescription Drug Program:  Perspectives of State Medicaid Directors Through a Focus Group Discussion

    Report

    Observations on the Initial Implementation of the Medicare Prescription Drug Program: Perspectives of State Medicaid Directors Through a Focus Group Discussion Medicaid directors express the need to continue to focus on the interaction between Medicaid and the Medicare prescription drug benefit and to address the key system and coordination issues that remain, particularly with the potential disruptions that could occur in January 2007 when new Medicare drug plan contracts and recalculated benchmarks for the low-income…

  • NEJM Article Finds That Health Care Is Not Playing A Major Role In 2006 Congressional Elections, But Could Be A Factor In Selected Close Races

    Poll Finding

    Embargoed for release until:Wednesday, November 1, 2006, 5:00 p.m. ET For further information contact:Craig Palosky, KFF, (202) 347-5270 Robin Herman, HSPH, (617) 432-4388 NEJM Article Finds That Health Care Is Not Playing A Major Role In 2006 Congressional Elections, But Could Be A Factor In Selected Close Races Voters Trust Democrats More Than Republicans On List Of Many Health Issues A New England Journal of Medicine article to be published November 2 finds that health…

  • Kaiser Health Poll Report Survey: Seniors’ Early Experiences with the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit

    Poll Finding

    Kaiser Health Poll Report Survey: Seniors' Early Experiences with the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit This April 2006 tracking poll finds that most seniors enrolled in a Medicare drug plan are satisfied with their plan and are not having trouble getting the drugs they need. Most seniors enrolled in plans reported filling at least one prescription, and the vast majority of them -- more than 8 in 10 -- reported no problems getting their prescriptions filled.…

  • Voices of Beneficiaries: Medicare Part D Insights and Observations One Year Later

    Report

    This report describes the views and experiences of 35 Medicare beneficiaries under the new drug benefit in advance of the 2007 open enrollment period. The report finds that drug plan enrollees generally say that they are satisfied with their drug coverage and have not encountered major difficulties using their plan. At the same time, many of them don't fully understand how their plan works even after almost a year of experience with this new benefit.…

  • Oversight and Enforcement of Medicare Part D Plan Requirements:  Federal Role and Responsibilities

    Issue Brief

    Oversight and Enforcement of Medicare Part D Plan Requirements: Federal Role and Responsibilities This Issue Brief was commissioned by the Kaiser Family Foundation to gain insights into legal advocates’ views of how federal authorities enforce compliance with requirements of the new Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit. The report was prepared by Toby Edelman of the Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc. The views expressed in this report are those of the author and not necessarily…

  • Benefit Design and Formularies of Medicare Drug Plans: A Comparison of 2006 and 2007 Offerings

    Report

    This analysis provides a profile of the 2007 Medicare Part D stand-alone drug plans that are being offered to the program’s 43 million beneficiaries for 2007 and highlights some of the changes in plans between 2006 and 2007. It looks at premiums, covered drugs, the amount enrollees pay to fill a prescription, and other key features that would affect out-of-pocket costs and access to drugs for people with Medicare. The report describes the 1,875 stand-alone…

  • The Landscape of Private Firms Offering Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage in 2006

    Issue Brief

    describes key characteristics of the organizations that offer the new Medicare drug benefit and analyzes how companies are positioning themselves to attract Medicare enrollees. • Seven of the 10 organizations that sponsor stand-alone prescription drug plans nationwide are based in commercial insurance firms with substantial Medicare Advantage experience, and three of the 10 firms are in the pharmacy benefit management and service sector. • Nine of the 10 organizations that sponsor stand-alone prescription drug plans…

  • National Surveys of Pharmacists and Physicians, Findings on Medicare Part D

    Poll Finding

    Two national surveys conducted and analyzed by the Kaiser Family Foundation show that substantial majorities of pharmacists and physicians believe that the prescription drug law is helping people on Medicare save money on their medications. At the same time, a majority in both professions report that Medicare beneficiaries who they see are encountering problems in getting their medications, sometimes with serious consequences. The questions about Medicare drug plans were part of surveys designed and analyzed…