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  • Medicare Drug Plans: Experiences of Dual Enrollees and Other Low-Income Beneficiaries

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    The Kaiser Family Foundation held a May 18 forum to discuss the progress in providing low-income subsidies under the new drug benefit to seniors and younger Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities, and the experiences that beneficiaries who are enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid (known as "dual enrollees") have had as their drug coverage has shifted from Medicaid to Medicare. Foundation Executive Vice President Diane Rowland moderated the forum, which also included Michael McMullan, senior advisor…

  • Kaiser Health Poll Report Survey: Seniors’ Early Experiences with Their New Medicare Drug Plans – June 2006

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    Kaiser Health Poll Report Survey: Seniors' Early Experiences With Their New Medicare Drug Plans - June 2006 More than eight in 10 seniors who are enrolled in a Medicare drug plan are satisfied with their plan, although almost two in 10 say they encountered a major problem in using it, according to the latest Kaiser Family Foundation tracking survey of seniors' experiences under the new Medicare drug benefit. The survey of 1,585 seniors, including 623…

  • Dual Eligibles and Medicare Part D

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    This snapshot summarizes the latest information and policy issues about the enrollment of dual eligibles into the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Issue Brief (.pdf)

  • Source: Health Care Priorities: April 2003 (2)

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      What do you think is the most important problem in health or health care for the government to address?  Is there another problem you think is almost as important for the government to address?       Apr-03 COSTS (NET) 35 Cost of prescription drugs/medicines 15 Cost of health care 15 Cost of insurance/affordable insurance 7 Costs – other (incl. doctor and hospital costs) 3 Seniors’ issues (NET) 23 Senior citizens’ care/ issues (incl.…

  • The Stability of Medicaid Coverage for Low-Income Dually Eligible Medicare Beneficiaries

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    This report examines the stability of dual eligibility for the seven million Americans who rely on Medicaid to fill the gaps in their Medicare coverage and its implications for Medicare's new prescription drug benefits. The analysis focuses on the duration of dual eligibility, the rates of gain and loss of Medicaid coverage and sources of Medicare supplementation preceding and following periods of Medicaid enrollment. The paper analyzes data from the Medicare Current Beneficiaries Surveys from…

  • Assessing the Effectiveness of Public Education Campaigns

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    Policy makers frequently turn to media-based public education campaigns as a way to address public health issues of all kinds, from childhood obesity to enrolling seniors in prescription drug plans. In order to help assess the effectiveness of recent efforts, the Kaiser Family Foundation hosted a forum featuring the authors of three major studies evaluating campaigns on smoking, childhood obesity and youth STD and HIV prevention. The forum featured presentations by: Donna Vallone, associate vice…

  • Source: Health Care Priorities: June 2003

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      What do you think is the most important problem for the government to address? Is there another problem you think is almost as important for the government to address? Asked of one-half of respondents (n=603)     Jun-03 ECONOMY (NET) 41 The economy 24 Unemployment 12 Poverty/homelessness 5 Rising gas/fuel prices 1 WAR/FOREIGN POLICY (NET) 18 War (general) 5 War with Iraq 5 Foreign policy/Foreign relations 4 World peace/Peace in the Middle East 2…

  • Source: Health Care Priorities: December 2003

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      What do you think is the most important problem for the government to address? Is there another problem you think is almost as important for the government to address?   Asked of one-half of respondents (n=603)     Dec-03 ECONOMY (NET) 28 The economy 16 Unemployment 7 Poverty/homelessness 5 Rising gas/fuel prices * WAR/FOREIGN POLICY (NET) 28 War with Iraq 12 War (general) 11 Foreign policy/Foreign relations 2 World peace/Peace in the Middle East…