The Role of PBMs in Managing Drug Costs: Implications for a Medicare Drug Benefit
Extending a drug benefit to Medicare beneficiaries has been a highly publicized issue in recent months.
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Health News Index – May/June 2002
Poll FindingHealth News Index May/June, 2002 The Health News Index measures public attention to and knowledge about leading health stories covered in the news in April and May, including discussions in Congress about a Medicare prescription drug benefit and warnings by medical researchers about possible harmful side effects of newer prescription drugs compared to older, similarly…
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Outpatient Prescription Drug Benefits Under Medicaid: Detailed Case Studies
ReportA report on Indiana, Massachusetts, Montana, North Carolina, Oregon, and Pennsylvania prescription drug programs illustrating the issues and challenges for delivering drugs via Medicaid, managed care, and pharmaceutical assistance programs.
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Prescription Drug Coverage for Medicare Beneficiaries: A Side-by-Side Comparison of Selected Proposals
ReportUpdated, July 31, 2002 This document, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., provides a side-by-side comparison of five major federal proposals to provide outpatient prescription drug coverage to Medicare beneficiaries, introduced as of July 31, 2002: H.R.
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Medicare and Prescription Drug Spending Chartpack
ReportThis chartpack provides 2003 and 2006 estimates of total and out-of-pocket prescription drug spending by Medicare beneficiaries. The data and analysis for this chartpack, prepared by Actuarial Research Corporation, assume no change in current law.
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New NPR/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Kennedy School of Government Survey on Health Care
Poll FindingA new survey by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard s Kennedy School of Government finds that many Americans have real problems when it comes to accessing and paying for health care, and even if they haven't yet faced a problem, many worry about getting and paying for care in the future.
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The President’s Fiscal Year 2003 Budget: An Overview of Health Programs
ReportThe President's Fiscal Year 2003 Budget: An Overview of Health Programs A new chartbook describes the government's overall budget situation and examines the health policies and programs proposed in the President's latest budget.
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The Financing of Illinois’ Prescription Drug Demonstration Project
Issue BriefThis policy brief describes the financing of Illinois' new Medicaid prescription drug waiver.
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Medicaid and the Prescription Drug Benefit
Issue BriefThis policy brief includes background information on Medicaid and its drug benefit, provides examples of how states are using the cost containment mechanisms at their disposal and addresses issues surrounding beneficiary access to outpatient drugs.
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Seniors and Prescription Drugs: An 8-State Survey
ReportA new study conducted by researchers at Tufts-New England Medical Center, the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Commonwealth Fund, reports results from a 2001 survey of 10,927 noninstitutionalized seniors in eight geographically diverse states: California, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas.