The State of Retiree Health Benefits: Historical Trends and Future Uncertainties
Tricia Neuman, Vice President and Director of the Medicare Policy Project for the Kaiser Family Foundation, testified on Monday, May 17, at a
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Views of the New Medicare Drug Law – Toplines
Poll FindingThis document includes the toplines from a comprehensive survey of people on Medicare and their attitudes toward the new Medicare drug law. The survey provides detailed insight in their perceptions and opinions about the law, the Medicare-approved drug-discount card program and the new Medicare drug benefit set to begin in January 2006.
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Unintended Consequences: The Potential Impact of Medicare Part D on Dual Eligibles with Disabilities in Medicaid Work Incentive Programs
ReportIndividuals with disabilities who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid must also shift to a Medicare prescription drug benefit in 2006.
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Chartpack: Seniors and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
Poll FindingThese charts highlight data from a poll on Seniors and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit, conducted jointly by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health between November 9 and 19, 2006. It included a nationally representative sample of 718 seniors, including 275 who reported being enrolled in a Medicare drug plan.
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Resources on Dual Eligibles and Issues Related to Their Transition to the New Medicare Drug Benefit
Event Date:EventWith the new Medicare prescription drug benefit available as of January 1, 2006, over 6 million low-income seniors and people with disabilities who are enrolled in both Medicaid and Medicare—also known as dual eligibles—have been transitioned from Medicaid drug coverage to new Medicare drug plans.
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Medicare Part D 2009 Data Spotlight: Premiums
ReportThis Medicare Part D data spotlight analyzes the premiums charged by the 1,689 stand-alone Medicare Part D plans that will be offered in markets across the country in 2009. The analysis finds premiums charged for Part D plans range widely, from $10.30 per month to $136.80 per month.
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Snapshots: Health Benefit Offer Rates and Employee Earnings
Issue BriefEmployer-provided health insurance is the primary source of insurance coverage in the United States, covering almost 160 million people.1 About 90 percent of the non-elderly privately-insured population is covered by employer-sponsored plans, meaning that employer decisions about whether to offer health benefits will influence overall rates of insurance coverage in the United States.
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Toplines — Kaiser Health Poll Report: Selected Findings on Seniors’ Views of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
Poll FindingToplines -- Kaiser Health Poll Report: Selected Findings on Seniors' Views of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit These toplines contain the detailed results from the February 2006 tracking poll on seniors' views toward the new Medicare drug benefit. Survey Toplines (.
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The Transition of Dual Eligibles to Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage: State Actions During Implementation
ReportThis 50-state survey of Medicaid officials assesses states’ early experience relating to the transition of low-income seniors and people with disabilities enrolled in both Medicaid and Medicare (dual eligibles) to the Medicare Part D drug benefit.
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Beneficiary Challenges in Using the Medicare Part D Appeals Process To Obtain Medically Necessary Drugs
Issue BriefThis paper describes the various steps of the Medicare Part D appeals process for obtaining necessary drugs not on a plan’s formulary. Using case reports collected from a network of beneficiary advocates, it illustrates the challenges and problems some beneficiaries encountered when navigating this aspect of the drug benefit.