Visualizing Health Policy: Recent Trends in Prescription Drug Costs
This Visualizing Health Policy infographic with JAMA spotlights national spending on prescription drugs and the public’s views on pharmaceutical prices.
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Visualizing Health Policy: Recent Trends in Prescription Drug Costs
News ReleaseThis Visualizing Health Policy infographic spotlights national spending on prescription drugs and the public’s views on pharmaceutical prices. Prescription drug spending rose sharply in 2014, driven by growth in expenditures on specialty drugs, including medications to treat cancer and hepatitis C.
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President Obama’s Campaign Position on Health Reform and Other Health Care Issues
Issue BriefDuring the 2008 Presidential campaign now President Barack Obama announced a comprehensive health care reform proposal and laid out his positions on a number of other key health care issues. The two documents below summarize these campaign policies and positions.
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Toplines — The Public’s Health Care Agenda for the New President and Congress
Poll FindingToplines -- The Public's Health Care Agenda for the New President and Congress This document contains the detailed toplines from The Public's Health Care Agenda for the New President and Congress poll.
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Reaching for the Stars: Quality Ratings of Medicare Advantage Plans, 2011
Issue BriefNew: Medicare Advantage Plan Star Ratings and Bonus Payments in 2012 In 2012, Medicare Advantage plans will be awarded additional payments based on their quality ratings as a result of the 2010 health reform law.
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The Part D Experience: What are the Lessons for Broader Medicare Reform?
Event Date:EventLaunched in 2006, Medicare added a prescription drug benefit that relies entirely on private plans, while, for other benefits, beneficiaries have a choice between private health plans and traditional fee-for-service Medicare.
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Prescription Drug Discount Card Programs: Implications for Medicare Beneficiaries
ReportThis testimony was delivered by Tricia Neuman, a vice president of the Kaiser Family Foundation, at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the Bush Administration's Proposals for Medicare Modernization.
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Model Prescription Drug Prior Authorization Process for State Medicaid Programs
ReportThis report details the rules governing prior authorization programs and the major steps in a model process based on key issues raised by beneficiary advocates, provider groups and states.
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The Financing of Pharmacy Plus Waivers: Implications for Seniors on Medicaid of Global Funding Caps
Issue BriefThis policy brief describes Pharmacy Plus waivers being considered by some states for their Medicaid program and their implications for Medicaid financing.
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The Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health Medicare Prescription Drug Survey – Chartpack
ReportThis chartpack is part of a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard School of Public Health that examines public opinion on the Medicare prescription drug debate.