| Medicare part D: ongoing challenges for doctors and patients. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 20059349 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The Medicare Modernization Act was intended to improve access to prescription drugs for millions of seniors, by providing a range of benefit packages with different prices and different formularies for beneficiaries to choose from. The major challenge for physicians has been to recognize when a Medicare beneficiary has coverage versus when that patient is in the "doughnut hole" where Medicare beneficiaries do not have coverage and therefore have to pay the full cost of the drugs out-of-pocket. A second challenge is that different Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in different drug plans, and drugs that are covered in some plans are not covered in other plans. |
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Authors:
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Gretchen Jacobson; Gerard Anderson |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Annual review of medicine Volume: 61 ISSN: 1545-326X ISO Abbreviation: Annu. Rev. Med. Publication Date: 2010 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-01-11 Completed Date: 2010-05-06 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 2985151R Medline TA: Annu Rev Med Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 469-76 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Kaiser Family Foundation, Washington, DC 20005, USA. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Humans Insurance Benefits* Insurance Coverage / organization & administration* Medicare Part D / organization & administration* United States |
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