Add to ORKGBackground: Some Medicare Part D enrollees whose drug expenditures exceed a threshold enter a coverage gap with full cost-sharing, increasing their risk for reduced adherence and adverse outcomes. Objective: To examine comorbidities and demographic characteristics associated with gap entry and exit. Design: We linked 2005-2006 pharmacy, outpatient, and inpatient claims to enrollment and Census data. We used logistic regression to estimate associations of 2006 gap entry and exit with 2005 medical comorbidities, demographics, and Census block characteristics. We expressed all results as predicted percentages. PATIENTS: 287,713 patients without gap coverage, continuously enrolled in a Medicare Advantage Part D (MAPD) plan serving eight states....
INTRODUCTION: Medicare Part D provides prescription drug coverage to seniors through a benefit plan ...
ObjectivesTo examine the association between drug coverage during the Medicare Part D coverage gap a...
OBJECTIVE Using the 2016 Medicare Part D coverage gap as an example, we explored effects of increase...
Some Medicare Part D enrollees whose drug expenditures exceed a threshold enter a coverage gap with ...
Nations are struggling to expand access to essential medications while curbing rising health and dru...
ObjectiveTo examine drug costs and entry and exit rates into the Part D coverage gap for beneficiari...
In 2006, the implementation of Medicare Part D offered seniors the benefit of government subsidized ...
ObjectiveTo compare drug costs and adherence among Medicare beneficiaries with the standard Part D c...
BackgroundAlthough Medicare Part D improved drug benefits for many beneficiaries, its impact on the ...
The standard Medicare prescription drug benefit includes a coverage gap ($3,850 in true out-of-pocke...
The original Medicare Part D benefit included a gap in coverage, commonly known as the “doughnut hol...
Transition to Medicare Part D affected not only 35.4 million elderly enrollees but also 6.4 million ...
Background Prior to implementation of the Medicare drug benefit, we estimated the prevalence of cos...
BACKGROUND: Prior to implementation of the Medicare drug benefit, we estimated the prevalence of cos...
In 2006, the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services implemented Medicare Part D to provide ou...
INTRODUCTION: Medicare Part D provides prescription drug coverage to seniors through a benefit plan ...
ObjectivesTo examine the association between drug coverage during the Medicare Part D coverage gap a...
OBJECTIVE Using the 2016 Medicare Part D coverage gap as an example, we explored effects of increase...
Some Medicare Part D enrollees whose drug expenditures exceed a threshold enter a coverage gap with ...
Nations are struggling to expand access to essential medications while curbing rising health and dru...
ObjectiveTo examine drug costs and entry and exit rates into the Part D coverage gap for beneficiari...
In 2006, the implementation of Medicare Part D offered seniors the benefit of government subsidized ...
ObjectiveTo compare drug costs and adherence among Medicare beneficiaries with the standard Part D c...
BackgroundAlthough Medicare Part D improved drug benefits for many beneficiaries, its impact on the ...
The standard Medicare prescription drug benefit includes a coverage gap ($3,850 in true out-of-pocke...
The original Medicare Part D benefit included a gap in coverage, commonly known as the “doughnut hol...
Transition to Medicare Part D affected not only 35.4 million elderly enrollees but also 6.4 million ...
Background Prior to implementation of the Medicare drug benefit, we estimated the prevalence of cos...
BACKGROUND: Prior to implementation of the Medicare drug benefit, we estimated the prevalence of cos...
In 2006, the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services implemented Medicare Part D to provide ou...
INTRODUCTION: Medicare Part D provides prescription drug coverage to seniors through a benefit plan ...
ObjectivesTo examine the association between drug coverage during the Medicare Part D coverage gap a...
OBJECTIVE Using the 2016 Medicare Part D coverage gap as an example, we explored effects of increase...