Medicaid and Prescription Drugs
An updated fact sheet summarizing the latest statistics and trends regarding the role of Medicaid in providing prescription drug coverage.
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Medicare’s Disabled Beneficiaries: The Forgotten Population in the Debate Over Drug Benefits
ReportAbout 5 million Americans under age 65 qualify for Medicare coverage because they are totally and permanently disabled. They are more likely than the elderly to live in poverty, to be in poor health, and to experience difficulties living independently and performing basic daily tasks.
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Latest Findings on Employer-Based Coverage of Contraception
Other PostThis memorandum provides background on the issue of contraceptive coverage and presents new findings from the soon to be released Kaiser/HRET 2002 Annual Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits.
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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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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.
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Federal Policies Affecting The Cost and Availability of New Pharmaceuticals
ReportThis report by Michael Gluck of the Georgetown University Institute for Health Care Research and Policy examines several ways in which the federal government influences the availability and cost of prescription drugs, including 1) intellectual property protection the laws and policies which regulate and influence patents and generic competition (include the Hatch-Waxman Act), 2) federal…
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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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Medicare and Prescription Drugs: A Chartpack
ReportThis chartpack presents a brief overview of the state of prescription drug coverage among the Medicare population. It reviews the impact of lack of coverage on beneficiaries' access to prescription drugs, as well as current levels of total and out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs.
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NPR/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Kennedy School of Government Survey on Health Care – Chart Pack
Poll FindingNew NPR/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Kennedy School of Government Survey on Health Care A 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…
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NPR/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Kennedy School of Government Survey on Health Care – Summary of Findings
Poll FindingNew NPR/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard Kennedy School of Government Survey on Health Care A 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…