Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage: Facts, Options, and Implications
Testimony by Patricia Neuman, Sc.D.
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Trends and Indicators in the Changing Health Care Marketplace 2002
ReportThis chartbook provides information on key trends in the health care marketplace including health spending, the structure of the health care marketplace, and health plan and provider relationships. It highlights data on health plan enrollment, premiums, and benefits, and the implications of health market trends for consumers and the safety net. Chartbook (.
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Health News Index – September/October 2000
Poll FindingHealth News Index September/October, 2000 The September/October 2000 edition of the Kaiser Family Foundation/HarvardSchool of Public Health, Health News Index includes questions about how closely the public is following and how well they understand major health stories covered in the news during September, including stories about presidential candidates Al Gore and George W.
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Toplines: December 2005 Kaiser Health Poll Report
Poll FindingToplines: December 2005 Kaiser Health Poll Report These toplines provide the complete survey questions and responses to the December 2005 Kaiser Health Poll Report Survey, a bimonthly survey designed to provide key tracking information on public opinion about health care topics.
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Early Experiences of Medicare Beneficiaries in Prescription Drug Plans
ReportThis report offers insights into Medicare beneficiaries’ experiences with the new drug benefit, based on observations of State Health Insurance Assistance Plan (SHIP) directors convened for a moderated focus group discussion.
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Kaiser Health Poll Report Survey: Seniors’ Early Experiences with the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
Poll FindingKaiser Health Poll Report Survey: Seniors' Early Experiences with the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit This April 2006 tracking poll finds that most seniors enrolled in a Medicare drug plan are satisfied with their plan and are not having trouble getting the drugs they need.
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Toplines: Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008 – June 2008
Poll FindingThis document contains the detailed toplines from the June Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008 poll. The poll involved a nationally representative random sample of 1,206 adults (including 1,066 who say they were registered to vote), who were interviewed by telephone between June 3 and 8, 2008.
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The New Medicare Prescription Drug Law: Issue for Enrolling Dual Eligibles into Drug Plans – Issue Paper
Issue BriefThe New Medicare Prescription Drug Law: Issues for Enrolling Dual Eligibles into Drug Plans This report describes the characteristics of dual eligibles and then discussess four key elements of the transition of their drug coverage to Medicare. Issue Paper (.
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Explaining Health Care Reform: Key Changes to the Medicare Part D Drug Benefit Coverage Gap
Issue BriefOn March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law.
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Transparency and Complexity
PerspectiveThis fall a new rule takes effect requiring all private health plans to offer a uniform, simple to read, summary of benefits and coverage (SBC). The SBC will provide consumers with standardized information about how plans cover essential health benefits and what coverage limits and cost sharing applies.