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Medication Decisions - Right and Wrong
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by Bruce Stuart, PhD Becky Briesacher, MA The Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Securing the Benefits of Medical Innovation for Seniors: The Role of Prescription Drugs and Drug Coverage
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Americans are living longer and healthier lives. By the year 2030, the number of Americans over the age of 65 is projected to double to 70 million. The life expectancy of the average American is increasing, and the rates of mortality, morbidity, and disability among Americans over age 65 have steadily decreased.
The Effects of Congressional Proposals on Prescription Drug Costs for Medicare Beneficiaries
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Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Provides discussion and estimates of several Congressional proposals on prescription drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries.
Access and Utilization of New Antidepressant and Antipsychotic Medications
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The Lewin Group
Report to the President: Prescription Drug Coverage, Spending, Utilization, and Prices.
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Prescription drugs play an ever-increasing role in modern medicine. New medications are improving health outcomes and quality of life, replacing surgery and other invasive treatments, and quickening recovery for patients who receive these treatments. As important as prescription drugs are, not everyone has access to them.
Prescription Drug Coverage, Spending, Utilization, and Prices
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Prescription drugs play an ever-increasing role in modern medicine. New medications are improving health outcomes and quality of life, replacing surgery and other invasive treatments, and quickening recovery for patients who receive these treatments. As important as prescription drugs are, not everyone has access to them.
Issues in the Design and Implementation of Drug Formularies and Therapeutic Classes
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As part of the Medicare Part D pharmacy benefit scheduled for implementation in 2006 by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA), beneficiaries will have a choice of private plans administering the benefit.? Although plans are required to provide access to needed drugs, the law does not require plans to provide equal coverage for all drugs.?