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- Economic & Business Focus: Retiree Health Plans
- Recent Medicare legislation in the U.S. may force many companies to cancel prescription drug coverage for their retirees. Senior Finance Executives SFE must begin to address the potential impact of the new law on the retiree health plans and should decide upon the prescription drug provisions. The paper outlines the...
- White papers 2004-03-01
- The New Medicare Prescription Drug Law
- The Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act the Act, makes prescription drug coverage available to all senior citizens for the first time ever beginning in 2006.Tthe costs of such plans have recently risen by nearly 20 percent a year, causing some companies to limit drug benefits under retiree health...
- White papers 2004-05-07
- Managing the Intricate Web of Prescription Drugs
- Prescription drug costs are the fastest rising component of health care and are contributing to the dramatic increase in health care costs. Emergence of generic drugs, employer recognition, and increased consumer knowledge are already forcing enormous change on the industry. This article explains the factors affecting the current financial pressure...
- White papers 2002-12-26
- Prescription Drugs: Recent Trends in Utilization, Expenditures, and Coverage
- Prescription drug costs, which rose by 15.7 percent in 2001, are the fastest rising component of medical expenditures and accounted for 16.7 percent of the total increase in health care spending that year. Americans spent more than $140 billion on prescription drugs in 2001-or about 10 percent of the nation's...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Retiree Health Benefits: Options for Employment-Based Prescription Drug Benefits Under the Medicare Modernization Act
- The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 MMA created a prescription drug benefit for beneficiaries, called Medicare part D, beginning in January 2006. The paper determines the trends in employment-based retiree health coverage prior to the MMA and which MMA prescription drug options plan sponsors said they...
- White papers 2005-02-01
- Prescription Drugs: Price Trends for Frequently Used Brand and Generic Drugs From 2000 Through 2004
- Prescription drug spending has been the fastest growing segment of national health expenditures. As the federal government assumes greater financial responsibility for prescription drug expenditures with the introduction of Medicare part D, federal policymakers are increasingly concerned about prescription drug prices. The report examines the change in retail prices and...
- White papers 2005-08-01
- Walmart Keeps Pushing Healthcare Initiatives, No Matter What Retail Thinks
- When it takes on an issue, Walmart does so in a fully realized manner and inevitably incorporates it into retail operations, so it’s not surprising that the company brought up the healthcare debate currently centered on the United States Congress in announcing an expansion of its low-cost prescription drug programs....
- Blog posts 2009-09-17
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- HHS Proposes New Rules to Deliver Better Benefits and Savings on Drugs for Medicare Beneficiaries; Public Comment Urged (1/2)
- WASHINGTON, July 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced today proposed regulations to deliver on a new law that provides better benefits -- including prescription drug savings of more than 50 percent for the average senior withoutWASHINGTON, July 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson...
- Research articles 2004-07-26
- HHS Proposes New Rules to Deliver Better Benefits and Savings on Drugs for Medicare Beneficiaries; Public Comment Urged (2/2)
- WASHINGTON, July 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced today proposed regulations to deliver on a new law that provides better benefits -- including prescription drug savings of more than 50 percent for the average senior withoutWASHINGTON, July 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson...
- Research articles 2004-07-26
- Aetna to Offer Medicare Advantage Plans in Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area; Plans include zero-premium, prescription drug options
- LARGO, Md. -- More than 350,000 Medicare beneficiaries in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area will have a new option from Aetna (NYSE: AET) for health care coverage that provides both medical and prescription drug benefits, sometimes even with "zero premiums."
- Research articles 2005-06-21
- Aetna Introduces Medicare Advantage Plans in DeKalb County; Plans feature prescription drug coverage, zero plan-premium option
- ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced today that it is offering new health care coverage options for Medicare beneficiaries in DeKalb County, Ga. Aetna has begun selling Medicare Advantage plans that provide both medical and prescription drug benefits, including a "zero plan-premium" offering.
- Research articles 2005-07-13
- Aetna Introduces Medicare Advantage Plan in Fresno County; Plan features prescription drug coverage, $0 copayments for preventive care services
- SAN RAMON, Calif. -- Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced today that it is offering new health care coverage options for Medicare beneficiaries in Fresno County, Calif. Aetna is selling Medicare Advantage plans that provide both medical and prescription drug benefits, including preventive care services with no copayment, broadening the Medicare Advantage...
- Research articles 2005-09-07
- Aetna Expands Medicare Advantage Plan Offerings in Ocean County, N.J.; Plans Include Zero Plan-Premium, Prescription Drug Options
- KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. -- Beginning Aug. 1, Medicare beneficiaries in Ocean County, New Jersey will have new options from Aetna (NYSE: AET) for health care coverage that provides both medical and prescription drug benefits, sometimes even with "zero plan-premiums."
- Research articles 2005-07-25
- The Senate Bill: Medicare And Much Else
- Editor's Note: In the post below, Tim Jost looks at provisions of the Senate Democratic health reform bill dealing with Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP, and many other significant topics. In earlier posts, Jost took a first look at the Senate bill, provided a detailed look at several issues that arise under the bill's insurance reforms, and discussed...
- News items 2009-11-21
- Employee Cost Sharing Rises Dramatically in Prescription Drug Plans, According to Buck Consultants Survey
- NEW YORK -- More employers are using cost sharing as a utilization management tool in their prescription drug programs. This is among the findings of a survey released today...
- Research articles 2009-07-30
- Estimate My Medicare Prescription Drug Savings
- Estimate your medicare prescription drug savings enter using this tool. Your annual drug costs in the box below and click the "submit" button to see approximately how much you'd pay when medicare's prescription drug benefits take effect.
- Tools & templates 2008-01-01
- Access to Benefits Coalition Will Help Find Prescription Drug Savings for Lower-Income Medicare Beneficiaries
- WASHINGTON, June 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- More than 70 organizations today formally launched the Access to Benefits Coalition ABC, a unique public-private partnership formed to reach out to, educate, and enroll Medicare beneficiaries with lower incomes in Medicare's new prescription drug savings program and other programs for which they qualify....
- Research articles 2004-06-07
- Lisa Zeitel.(Mercer Health and Benefits L.L.C)(Brief article)
- Lisa Zeitel Senior Consultant Mercer Health & Benefits L.L.C. Norwalk, Conn. Age: 47 Lisa Zeitel provides health care and prescription drug consulting services for big corporations, state governments and employer coalitions. Prior t...
- Research articles 2006-10-09
- Positioning for Change: The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 - Insight for Providers
- While marking a major turning point in Medicare's history, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 MMA also signals the beginning of new challenges, risks, and opportunities for providers?the key organizations delivering the latest pharmaceutical innovations to consumers. The article outlines that for the first time since...
- White papers
- Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertising: Understanding Its Consequences
- Since 1985, when the FDA lifted the ban on Direct-To-Consumer DTC prescription drug advertising, advertising spending by the pharmaceutical industry has increased tremendously. The dramatic increase in DTC advertising has generated a great deal of debate about its potential benefits and risks to the public and the healthcare system. The...
- White papers 2003-01-24
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