Medicare Part D
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Nursing home residents and enrollment in Medicare Part D.

19 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVES: To assess the impact of Medicare Part D in the nursing home (NH) setting. DESIGN: A population-based study using 2005/06 prescription dispensing records, Poisson regressions with generalized estimating equations, and interrupted times ... Read more...

Feasibility of contracting for medication therapy management services in a physician's office.

30 Jul 2009 PURPOSE: The feasibility of contracting for medication therapy management (MTM) services in a physician's office was studied. METHODS: Patient records from January to June 2007 were reviewed at a university-based family medicine clinic to identify ... Read more...

Should healthy Medicare beneficiaries postpone enrollment in Medicare Part D?

30 Jul 2009 We compare estimated lifetime out-of-pocket prescription drug expenditures on outpatient prescription drugs, premiums and late enrollment penalties for healthy 65-year-old Medicare beneficiaries if they (a) purchase Part D as soon as they are ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Medicare Part D'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Cost-related medication nonadherence after implementation of Medicare Part D, 2006-2007. 26 Oct 2009
• Nursing home residents and enrollment in Medicare Part D. 19 Aug 2009
• Feasibility of contracting for medication therapy management services in a physician's office. 30 Jul 2009
• PDPs see increases in cost-sharing amounts. 30 Jul 2009
• Part D in crosshairs for 2009. 30 Jul 2009
• Should healthy Medicare beneficiaries postpone enrollment in Medicare Part D? 30 Jul 2009
• The Medicare drug benefit: update on the low-income subsidy. 29 Jul 2009
• Medicare Part D update--lessons learned and unfinished business. 21 Jul 2009
• Decisive moment. Comparative-effectiveness reports set high bar. 4 Jul 2009
• The effect of Medicare Part D on drug and medical spending. 30 Jun 2009
• Adding diagnosis codes to prescriptions: lessons learned from a quality improvement project. 29 Jun 2009
• Long-term care: a test bed for coming reform. 29 Jun 2009
• Vaccine supply, demand, and policy: a primer. 29 Jun 2009
• It's time to bail out seniors trapped in the Medicare donut hole! 29 Jun 2009
• Impact of Medicare Part D on access to and cost sharing for specialty biologic medications for beneficiaries with rheumatoid arthritis. 13 Jun 2009
• The effect of depression and cognitive impairment on enrollment in Medicare Part D. 6 Jun 2009
• Medicare part D community outreach train-the-trainer program for pharmacy faculty. 25 May 2009
• Assessment of drug consumption patterns for Medicare Part D patients. 29 Apr 2009
• Elderly patients' knowledge of drug benefit caps and communication with providers about exceeding caps. 29 Apr 2009
• The unintended outcome of a supplemental formulary in homebound seniors. 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Medicare Part D'

Definition: A stand-alone drug plan offered by insurers and other private companies to beneficiaries that receive their Medicare Part A and/or B benefits through the Original Medicare Plan. It includes Medicare Private Fee-for-Service Plans that do not offer prescription drug coverage and Medicare Cost Plans offering Medicare prescription drug coverage. The plan was enacted as the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 with coverage beginning January 1, 2006.

Descriptor UI: D054524

Alternative terms: Medicare Part D; Part D, Medicare; PL 108-173; PL 108 173;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N03.219.521.576.343.575.500; N03.219.521.576.343.840.938;

History Note: 2008