Savings for Medicare Beneficiaries from the Use of Prescription Drug Discount Cards March 31, 2004 Report This article, published online by Health Affairs on April 14, 2004, estimates the extent to which prescription drug discount cards could affect out-of-pocket spending by Medicare beneficiaries who lack drug coverage, based on an analysis of the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey. The Medicare discount card program is scheduled to go…
Selected Findings on Knowledge and Understanding of the New Medicare Rx Drug Program — January/February 2004 Kaiser Health Poll Report Survey February 1, 2004 Poll Finding Seniors are confused about the Medicare prescription drug law. Selected findings from the January/February 2004 Kaiser Health Poll Report survey show that while about two-thirds of seniors report following the debate closely, just 15% say they understand the new prescription drug law very well and seven in 10 don’t know…
Retiree Health Benefits Now and In the Future – Chartpack December 31, 2003 Report This chartpack (charts used at the briefing releasing this survey), from the survey conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Hewitt Associates between June and September 2003, provides detailed information on retiree health programs offered by large private-sector employers. The data in this survey reflect the responses of 408 large…
Retiree Health Benefits Now and in the Future, Report December 31, 2003 Report Retiree Health Benefits Now and In the Future – ReportThis survey, conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Hewitt Associates between June and September 2003 provides detailed information on retiree health programs offered by large private-sector employers. The data in this survey reflect the responses of 408 large firms (private-sector…
Retiree Health Benefits in 2003: Employer Survey December 31, 2003 Report This survey, conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Hewitt Associates between June and September 2003 provides detailed information on retiree health programs offered by large private-sector employers. The data in this survey reflect the responses of 408 large firms (private-sector employers with 1,000 or more workers) and provides information…
Implications of the New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit for State Medicaid Budgets November 30, 2003 Issue Brief For a number of years, Governors and other state policymakers have maintained that Medicare – rather than state Medicaid programs – should play the key role in providing prescription drug coverage to Medicare beneficiaries, including those who also qualify for Medicaid because they are impoverished and/or have extensive health care…
Survey of People with Disabilities November 30, 2003 Poll Finding People with disabilities are at risk in the health-care system because of their wide-ranging health-care needs, their relatively heavy use of prescription drugs, health-care and support services, and typically low incomes. A new survey of people with permanent mental and/or physical disabilities explores their health-care experiences and challenges in accessing…
Summary of Low-Income Subsidy Program in Final Medicare Bill November 30, 2003 Fact Sheet This one page document summarizes the provisions in the new Medicare law that deal with providing financial subsidies to low-income beneficiaries for their drug coverage.Issue Paper (.pdf)
Prescription Drug Coverage for Medicare Beneficiaries: A Summary of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 November 30, 2003 Report This document, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., provides a detailed summary of the prescription drug provisions of the Medicare legislation (P.L. 108-173) signed by the President on December 8, 2003.Report (.pdf)
Medicare Prescription Drugs and Low-Income Beneficiaries – Presentation November 30, 2003 Event Summary of Low-Income Subsidy Program in Final Medicare BillThis presentation summarizes the dual eligible population, the low-income provisions of the new Medicare drug benefit and discusses the impact on state Medicaid programs.Presentation Slides (.pdf)
