Prescription Drugs

From the Kaiser Family Foundation:

Medicare Part D Spotlight: Part D Plan Availability in 2010 and Key Changes Since 2006 uses information released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) about Medicare Part D prescription drug plans that will be available in 2010. The brief provides an overview of the different options available in 2010 and highlights key changes from previous years. (November 2009)

From the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare

Price Negotiation for the Medicare Drug Program: It Is Time to Lower Costs for Seniors explores the restriction that prohibits Medicare from negotiating for lower drug prices for beneficiaries. Without such a restriction, Part D, like other public programs such as Medicaid and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), could save billions of dollars and finally close the “doughnut hole.” (October 2009)