PCMA on New JAMA Study: Medicare Drug Benefit Reduces Other Medical Costs
WASHINGTON, July 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) President and CEO Mark Merritt released the following statement today on a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association that found "implementation of Medicare Part D was followed by a significant reductions in nondrug medical spending, particularly on acute and post ...

Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries With Limited Prior Drug Coverage Spend Less On Nondrug Medical Services Today
After the implementation of Medicare Part D, elderly Medicare beneficiaries spend considerably less money on non-drug medical services, including skilled nursing facility and inpatient care, researchers from Harvard Medical School reported in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association). The authors wrote: "Implementation of the Medicare prescription drug benefit (Part D) in January 2006 ...