Medicare Part D - Managed Care Experts, American Pharmacist Association, Prilosec OTC Partner to
Managed Care Experts, American Pharmacist Association, Prilosec OTC Partner to Demystify Part D (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
As Medicare Part D enters its second year, Medicare experts have come together to develop a program to help seniors avoid the coverage gap -- the point at which Medicare stops paying for any portion of prescription medications and patients have to pay 100 percent of the medication costs out-of-pocket.
Medicare Part D Help (WSIL 3 Southern Illinois)
Since its launch in 2006, the Medicare Part D program has helped millions of seniors gain affordable access to prescriptions. However, many seniors do not fully understand how the program works, which leads to thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses toward prescription medications.
Study finds cost of drugs varies widely among states (Akron Beacon Journal)
The old real-estate adage ``location is everything'' apparently holds true when it comes to the cost of medicines. Researchers at the University of Michigan found that prices for the same drugs can vary wildly from state to state for seniors enrolled in Medicare prescription drug plans, also known as Medicare Part D plans.
