March/April 2005 Kaiser Health Poll Report – Toplines
Health News Index March/April, 2005 The March/April Kaiser Health Poll Report featured topic explores the public's views on the Medicare prescription drug benefit.
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Prescription Drug Procurement and the Federal Budget
Issue BriefThis brief commissioned by the Foundation considers areas where Medicare faces limited opportunity for market-based competition and price negotiation to drive down drug spending.
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Shifting the Cost of Dual Eligibles: Implications for States and the Federal Government
Issue BriefThis issue paper provides state-level estimates on spending on dual eligibles and illustrates the fiscal effects of scenarios where the federal government assumes the cost of prescription drugs, Medicare premiums, acute care, and long-term care for this population. Issue Paper (.
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Medicaid Prescription Drug Spending and Use
Issue BriefThis issue paper provides the latest data and trend analysis on Medicaid prescription drug spending and utilization. In 2002, Medicaid programs spent $30 billion for prescribed drugs. Issue Paper (.
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Snapshots: Wages & Benefits: A Long-Term View
Issue BriefRecent polls show that a substantial portion of families worry about whether their incomes will keep pace with rising prices generally and whether they will have to pay more for health care or health insurance.
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Medicare Part D 2009 Data Spotlight: The Coverage Gap
ReportThis Medicare Part D data spotlight examines the coverage gap, or "doughnut hole," in Medicare drug plans available in 2009. While in the gap in coverage, Part D enrollees (other than those receiving low-income subsidies) are required to pay 100 percent of total drug costs until they reach the catastrophic coverage level.
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Hispanics and the New Medicare Drug Benefit
Poll FindingIn a few short weeks, Medicare will undergo big changes that will have a major impact on more than 3 million Hispanic seniors and younger people with permanent disabilities who rely on Medicare for their health coverage.
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Toplines: National Survey of Pharmacists, Findings on Medicare Part D
Poll FindingThese toplines provide the results of a 2006 national survey of pharmacists on their views and experiences related to the new Medicare drug benefit. Topline (.
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Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health National Survey of the Public’s Views on Medicare
Poll FindingKaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health National Survey of the Public's Views on Medicare A new national survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health examines the public's attitudes and opinions on issues related to the Medicare reform and prescription drug debate.
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Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries: How the House and Senate Prescription Drug Bills Address Their Drug Needs
ReportThe House and Senate versions of a Medicare prescription drug bill treat the drug costs of those dually-eligible for Medicare and Medicaid and other low-income Medicare beneficiaries quite differently.