Participation in the program is voluntary and requires a monthly premium of $35 and an annual deductible of $275. For the first time in history, Medicare will become a means tested program with higher income beneficiaries paying more for coverage. In addition, asset testing is now required for...
Nearly nine in ten adults 65 and older take a prescription medicine, and 54% of seniors take four or more prescription drugs. Even though many older adults have Medicare Part D coverage, Medicare’s voluntary prescription drug benefit, prescriptions are still unaffordable for most, according to ...
As policymakers debate adding a drug benefit to Medicare, many states are attempting to provide drug coverage for low-income seniors through Medicaid and state-funded pharmacy assistance programs. This 2001 survey of seniors in eight states finds marked differences among states in the percentage of ...
Are you one of the 20% of the world's adult population (30% of seniors) who have been prescribed tranquillizers and sleeping pills longer that 2 - 4 weeks or for intermittent use, contrary to guidelines established 20 years ago? Are you aware of the high socio-economic and health costs...
Difference (DID) estimator – to evaluate the effect of prescription drug policy reform on the number of prescriptions filled, the number of physician visits, the likelihood of hospitalizations and the number of hospitalizations among seniors with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) in British Columbia (BC), ...
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of private drug coverage first on total spending and utilization of medications, and second, on clinically recommended medications for individuals with a diagnosis of diabetes.Results: Approximately 27% of Ontario seniors reported having private prescription drug insurance from a current or prior employer...
Prescription drug coverage and seniors: how well are states closing the gap? As policymakers debate adding a drug benefit to Medicare, many states are attempting to provide drug coverage for low-income seniors through Medicaid and s... Safran,G D. - 《Health Affairs》 被引量: 333发表: 2002...
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This is used to measure prescription drug cost-drivers for the population of seniors in British Columbia during a period when they received comprehensive public drug coverage. Between 1991 and 2001, expenditures on prescription drugs for BC seniors increased from $ 149 to 320 million. Increases in...