Medicare Part D 2009 Data Spotlight: Low-Income Subsidy Plan Availability
This Medicare Part D Data Spotlight focuses on the availability of drug plans for beneficiaries receiving the Part D low-income subsidy in 2009 and changes since 2006.
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Resources on the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: Medicare Part D Data Spotlights
Other PostTo better understand the private plans providing drug coverage to Medicare beneficiaries under the Part D benefit, the Kaiser Family Foundation has issued a series of data spotlights analyzing key elements of Medicare's private drug plans.
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Study Finds Advertising By Insurers Favors Medicare Advantage Over Stand-Alone Drug Plans
Issue BriefAs the marketing period for 2009 Medicare plans nears, the Kaiser Family Foundation Kaiser Family Foundation issued a report analyzing the content and frequency of television, print and radio advertisement for private Medicare plans that ran nationally or in one of three local media markets (Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Phoenix, Ariz.; and Greensboro, N.
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The Federal Government’s Authority To Regulate Advertising in Medicare
Issue BriefThis policy brief, prepared for the Kaiser Family Foundation by Vicky Gottlich at the Center for Medicare Advocacy, explains the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ legal authority to regulate advertising and other information issued by the private companies that contract with the government to provide Medicare benefits.
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Pitching Private Medicare Plans: An Analysis of Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plan Advertising
Other PostThis Kaiser Family Foundation report analyzes the content and frequency of television, print and radio advertisement for private Medicare plans that ran nationally or in one of three local media markets (Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Phoenix, Ariz.; and Greensboro, N.C.) during the marketing and enrollment period for 2008 plan offerings.
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The Medicare Part D Coverage Gap: Costs and Consequences in 2007
ReportThis study quantifies the number of Medicare Part D plan enrollees in 2007 who reached a gap in their prescription drug coverage known as the “doughnut hole,” as well as the changes in beneficiaries’ use of medications and out-of-pocket spending after they reached that gap.
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Medicare Part D 2008 Data Spotlight: Ten Most Common Brand-Name Drugs
Issue BriefThis Medicare Part D Data Spotlight examines the variation in 2008 Part D plan coverage, cost sharing and utilization management tools for the 10 prescriptions most commonly used by Medicare beneficiaries, including treatments for cholesterol, cardiovascular health, osteoporosis, dementia, gastrointestinal reflux and ulcers.
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Medicare Part D 2008 Data Spotlight: Low-Income Subsidy Plan Availability
Issue BriefThis Medicare Part D Data Spotlight focuses on the availability of drug plans for beneficiaries receiving the Part D low-income subsidy in 2008 and changes since 2006. It looks at data from the 47 stand-alone prescription drug plans available nationwide in 2008.
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Medicare Prescription Drug Plans in 2008 and Key Changes Since 2006: Summary of Findings
Issue BriefThis synthesis of key findings from analysis presented in a series of eight Medicare Part D 2008 Data Spotlights describes key features of stand-alone prescription drug plans offered in 2008 and trends since 2006.
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Medicare and the President’s Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Proposal
Fact SheetMedicare and the President's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Proposal This fact sheet summarizes key Medicare-related provisions in the Bush Administration's fiscal year 2009 budget proposal, as well as additional legislation that responds to the Medicare Trustees' "Medicare Funding Warning." Fact Sheet (.