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Nov 18, 2005

The Cost and Health Effects of Prescription Drug Coverage and Utilization in the Medicare Population

Examines the effects of Medigap prescription drug benefits on elderly prescription drug spending and Medicare spending in order to estimate the potential offset savings that the Medicare prescription drug program may generate.
Press

Feb 16, 2004

Choosing Hospice Care Raises Medicare Costs for the Last Year of Life

Patients who choose hospice care cost the federal Medicare system more than patients who use only traditional medical care, a finding that is contrary to traditional views that hospice care is less costly to provide, according to a RAND Corporation study released today.
Research

Jan 1, 2004

Pharmacy Benefits and the Use of Drugs by the Chronically Ill

Many health plans have instituted more cost sharing to discourage use of more expensive pharmaceuticals and to reduce drug spending.
Research

Jan 1, 2003

American Attitudes Toward and Willingness to Use Psychiatric Medications

Despite recent advances in treatment, many Americans decline to take prescribed psychiatric medication.
Research

Jan 1, 2003

Impact of an Annual Dollar Limit or Cap on Prescription Drug Benefits for Medicare Patients

At lower caps, a substantial proportion of Medicare patients exceeded their annual drug benefit.
Commentary

Dec 11, 2002

Take Two Aspirin and Call Congress

Adding a flexible drug benefit to Medicare would bring costs down, say Dana Goldman and Geoffrey Joyce in an LA Times commentary.
Research

Jan 1, 2002

The Costs of a Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: A Comparison of Alternatives

This study reports the results of a model predicting drug expenses for Medicare beneficiaries.
Research

Jan 1, 2002

Employer Drug Benefit Plans and Spending on Prescription Drugs

Many employers and health insurance providers have changed benefits packages to encourage use of fewer or less expensive drugs.
Research Summary

Jan 1, 2002

Costs of a Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: A Comparison of Alternatives

A RAND Health team constructed a microsimulation model to predict drug expenditures in 2001 for a representative cohort of Medicare beneficiaries under the status quo and three different plans.
Commentary

Nov 5, 2000

A Third-and Better-Way for Prescription-Drug Coverage

Implementing a modest catastrophic benefit with low-income subsidies would provide valuable insurance to the Medicare population. It also would provide a fiscally prudent alternative, allowing policymakers to better gauge future program costs and beneficiary behavior.
Jan 1, 2000

RAND Review: Vol. 24, No. 1, Summer 2000

Special presidential election issue offers recommendations regarding several domestic and foreign policy issues that will play a crucial role in this year's presidential election.
Research

Jan 1, 2000

A Third — and Better — Way for Prescription-Drug Coverage

The author discusses solutions for prescription drug coverage issues.

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The Cost and Health Effects of Prescription Drug Coverage and Utilization in the Medicare Population

Choosing Hospice Care Raises Medicare Costs for the Last Year of Life

Pharmacy Benefits and the Use of Drugs by the Chronically Ill

American Attitudes Toward and Willingness to Use Psychiatric Medications

Impact of an Annual Dollar Limit or Cap on Prescription Drug Benefits for Medicare Patients

Take Two Aspirin and Call Congress

The Costs of a Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: A Comparison of Alternatives

Employer Drug Benefit Plans and Spending on Prescription Drugs

Costs of a Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: A Comparison of Alternatives

A Third-and Better-Way for Prescription-Drug Coverage

RAND Review: Vol. 24, No. 1, Summer 2000

A Third — and Better — Way for Prescription-Drug Coverage

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The Cost and Health Effects of Prescription Drug Coverage and Utilization in the Medicare Population

Choosing Hospice Care Raises Medicare Costs for the Last Year of Life

Pharmacy Benefits and the Use of Drugs by the Chronically Ill

American Attitudes Toward and Willingness to Use Psychiatric Medications

Impact of an Annual Dollar Limit or Cap on Prescription Drug Benefits for Medicare Patients

Take Two Aspirin and Call Congress

The Costs of a Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: A Comparison of Alternatives

Employer Drug Benefit Plans and Spending on Prescription Drugs

Costs of a Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: A Comparison of Alternatives

A Third-and Better-Way for Prescription-Drug Coverage

RAND Review: Vol. 24, No. 1, Summer 2000

A Third — and Better — Way for Prescription-Drug Coverage

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