Health Care Agenda for the New Congress – Toplines
This document includes the complete toplines from a survey of the public's attitudes regarding the health care agenda for Bush's second term and the new Congress in 2005.
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Medicare’s New Prescription Drug Benefit: The Voices of People Dually Covered by Medicare and Medicaid – Report
ReportMedicare's New Prescription Drug Benefit: The Voices of People Dually Covered by Medicare and Medicaid This focus group report highlights the kinds of questions, uncertainties, and reactions that dual eligibles have when asked about the impending changes in their drug coverage. Report (.
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The Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Card Program: Implications for Low-income Medicare Beneficiaries
Issue Brief- Issue Paper This Issue Paper describes the discount card and low-income assistance programs and discusses their implications for low-income Medicare beneficiaries and state Medicaid programs. Issue Paper (.
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Selected Findings on the New Medicare Prescription Drug Law
ReportThis chartpack includes recent survey results on the Medicare prescription drug law and seniors' use of the Internet. Chartpack (.
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Serving Low-Income Families Through Premium Assistance: A Look At Recent State Activity
Issue BriefThis issue paper examines the policies in the HIFA waiver initiative that provide incentives for states to use Medicaid/SCHIP funds to assist in the purchase of private insurance options. It also reports on how states have responded to these new policies and what key policy questions are raised about premium assistance programs. Issue Paper (.
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The New Medicare Rx Benefit: Challenges for Maintaining Access to Prescription Drugs
Other PostThe New Medicare Rx Benefit: Challenges for Maintaining Access to Prescription Drugs With the launch of the new Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit less than 18 months away, and growing interest in beneficiaries’ access to medications in the future, the Kaiser Family Foundation is pleased to release two new publications that examine issues concerning…
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The New Medicare Prescription Drug Law: Issues for Dual Eligibles with Disabilities and Serious Conditions
Issue BriefThe New Medicare Prescription Drug Law: Issues for Dual Eligibles with Disabilities and Serious Conditions The new issue paper discusses the challenges the new Medicare drug program faces in meeting the needs of dual eligible individuals with disabilities, who tend to have extensive, complex and varying needs.
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Issues for Medicare Beneficiaries in Long-Term Care Facilities: An Analysis of the MMA and Proposed Regulations
Issue BriefThis paper, by Vicki Gottlich, J.D., of the Center for Medicare Advocacy, looks at issues related to the new Medicare prescription drug benefit for people with Medicare who live in nursing homes or other long-term-care settings.
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Medicare Part D 2009 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 2009 and changes since 2006.
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Medicare Part D Spotlight: Part D Plan Availability in 2011 and Key Changes Since 2006
ReportThis initial analysis examines the private stand-alone Part D drug plans will be available to Medicare beneficiaries in 2011 and provides an early look at key trends in the options, premiums, and other plan characteristics.