Low-Income Assistance Under the Medicare Drug Benefit
This fact sheet provides an overview of the Medicare drug benefit and the additional subsidies available to certain eligible low-income beneficiaries. Fact Sheet - December 2009 (.
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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 (.
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Cost Containment Strategies For Prescription Drugs: Assessing The Evidence In The Literature
ReportThis report describes and reviews various options to address prescription drug spending growth, including a description of each cost-containment strategy, its use by private or public payers, and a discussion of known evidence about its effectiveness or cost-saving potential.
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Benefit Design and Formularies of Medicare Drug Plans: A Comparison of 2006 and 2007 Offerings
ReportThis 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.
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Chartpack: Findings from the Kaiser/Hewitt 2006 Survey on Retiree
ReportHealth Benefits This document presents key data from the 2006 Kaiser/Hewitt Survey on Retiree Health Benefits. Chartpack (.
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Medicare Chart Book 2005
Other PostThis updated resource features more than 80 charts and tables with detailed information about the Medicare program and the 42 million seniors and younger people with disabilities who rely on the program for health insurance coverage. It covers a wide range of relevant data, including state-by-state information when available.
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Impact of Pharmaceutical Promotion on the Use of Antidepressant Medication
Other PostTwo recent articles have been published on the impact of direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) on the use of antidepressants, based on research by researchers at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and funded in part by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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National Survey on Consumers’ Experiences With Patient Safety and Quality Information — Toplines
Poll FindingNational Survey on Consumers' Experiences With Patient Safety and Quality Information -- Toplines This document includes the complete toplines from a national survey assessing Americans' perceptions about the quality of health care, their awareness and reported usage of information in making their health care choices, and their experiences with their health care providers five years…
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The Impact of Cost Sharing on Appropriate Utilization and Health Status: A Review of the Literature on Seniors
Other PostThe Impact of Cost-Sharing on Appropriate Utilization and Health Status: A Review of the Literature on Seniors This article provides a review of research that has addressed the impact of patient cost-sharing on the use of health care services and subsequent health status for those ages 65 and older.
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State Financing of the Medicare Drug Benefit: New Data on the “Clawback”
Issue BriefState Financing of the Medicare Drug Benefit: New Data on the "Clawback" Beginning in 2006, states will be obligated to finance part of the new Medicare prescription drug benefit via a monthly "clawback" payment to the federal government.