The Center for Medication Use, Policy, and Economics at the University of Michigan held an all-day Pharmaceutical Policy Summit on Wednesday at the Fairmont Hotel. Researchers from around the country presented their findings on patterns in prescription drug use and consumer preferences. Some of their findings may be useful in designing a Medicare prescription drug benefit. Andrea Biddle of the … [Read more...] about Pharmaceutical Policy Summit
Cover the Uninsured, for Less Than Half the Price!
Prescription Drug Security Plan
The Prescription Drug Security (PDS) plan provides: An up-front subsidy for routine drug expenses Coverage for high-end and catastrophic drug costs Access to competitive discounts on prescription drugs The PDS plan provides a generous up-front subsidy of $600 a year to help low- to moderate-income Medicare beneficiaries with their routine drug purchases. Those at 200% of poverty and below … [Read more...] about Prescription Drug Security Plan
The Growing Crisis in Access to Medical Care
Prescription Drug Security Plan
The Prescription Drug Security (PDS) plan provides: An up-front subsidy for routine drug expenses Coverage for high-end and catastrophic drug costs Access to competitive discounts on prescription drugs The PDS plan provides a generous up-front subsidy of $600 a year to help low- to moderate-income Medicare beneficiaries with their routine drug purchases. Those at 200% of poverty and … [Read more...] about Prescription Drug Security Plan
The Growing Crisis in Access to Medical Care
Staying Focused
Through a coincidence of good timing, I am in San Francisco, where it is 65 degrees, clear, and absolutely beautiful while Washington is in a deep freeze? This was a long-planned trip, however, and the highlight was a meeting I had yesterday with Nobel-laureate Milton Friedman. Professor Friedman has long been interested in health policy and the importance of changes that will promote … [Read more...] about Staying Focused
Staying Focused
Through a coincidence of good timing, I am in San Francisco, where it is 65 degrees, clear, and absolutely beautiful while Washington is in a deep freeze? This was a long-planned trip, however, and the highlight was a meeting I had yesterday with Nobel-laureate Milton Friedman. Professor Friedman has long been interested in health policy and the importance of changes that will promote … [Read more...] about Staying Focused