tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2006 Issue 43

SPECIAL REPORT ~ Part D Open Enrollment Begins -- But Doughnut Hole, High Drug Prices Still Plague Seniors

One organization offers tips on how your patients can save on drugs. Approximately 48 percent of all Medicare Part D beneficiaries will be left without drug coverage this year when they reach the infamous "doughnut hole" in their prescription drug plans, according to a new study.Only 4 percent of the 22.5 million Part D benes are in plans with doughnut-hole coverage for both generic and brand-name prescription drugs, Kaiser Family Foundation's principal policy analyst Juliette Cubanski and vice president Patricia Neuman said in their report. The Kaiser report appeared on the Health Affairs Web site shortly after...

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