Medicare Payments and Beneficiary Costs for Prescription Drug Coverage
This March 2007 issue brief, commissioned by the Kaiser Family Foundation, provides a basic introduction to the reimbursement system for private Medicare drug plans.
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Health Care and the 2004 Elections: Prescription Drug Costs
Issue BriefPrescription Drug Costs Download a printable .pdf of Health Care and the 2004 Elections: Prescription Drug Costs. IssueBackgroundOptions for for making prescription drugs more affordableAssessing Candidate PositionsIssue Health care costs in general have grown faster than the economy.
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Medicare Chartbook
ReportThe Medicare Chartbook includes data and background information critical to understanding the Medicare program and the challenges it faces in keeping up with the rising costs of health care and in ensuring the program s future financial security.
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Tariffs Are Driving up Premiums for Small Businesses
Policy WatchSome insurers in the ACA’s small group market are citing tariffs, particularly those affecting prescriptions drugs, as a reason for higher-than-expected premium increases.
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Grievance and Appeals Procedures: An Analysis of the MMA and Proposed Regulations
Issue BriefThis paper, by Sara Rosenbaum, J.D., Director of the Center for Health Services Research and Policy at George Washington University, examines the procedures for resolving beneficiaries' grievances and appeals under the new Medicare drug benefit.
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Implications of the Medicare Modernization Act for States: Observations from a Focus Group Discussion with Medicaid Director – Report
ReportImplications of The Medicare Modernization Act For States: Observations from a Focus Group Discussion with Medicaid Directors This report summarizes a discussion with a group of state Medicaid officials about the impact of the Medicare prescription drug benefit on state Medicaid programs. Report (.
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National Survey of Pharmacists 2006: Full Topline Results
Poll FindingNational Survey of Pharmacists 2006: Full Topline Results These toplines provide additional findings from a 2006 national survey of pharmacists on their views and experiences on a wide range of health care issues. Toplines (.
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Health Care Agenda for the New Congress – Toplines
Poll FindingThis 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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New Survey Assesses Senior’s Views of Medicare Drug Law
Poll FindingNew Survey Assesses Senior's Views of Medicare Drug Law Seniors are most likely to say they would turn to their doctor, pharmacist, or the Medicare program, for help in making decisions about the new Medicare drug benefit set to begin Jan. 1, 2006, according to new data from the Kaiser Health Poll Report tracking survey.
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Summary of Low-Income Subsidy Program in Final Medicare Bill
Fact SheetThis 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 (.