Rural resources on Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2012 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/topics/partd/ Examines the stand-alone Part D drug plan options available to Medicare beneficiaries in 2012. The first in a series of planned reports examining the private plan choices available to Medicare beneficiaries. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/medicare/upload/8245.pdf Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:38:06 CST http://www.kff.org/medicare/upload/8245.pdf Presents a page for each state containing fast facts, important dates, number of plans, and data regarding plan costs and coverage. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services https://www.cms.gov/partnerships/downloads/statefactsheets_all.pdf Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:56:27 CST https://www.cms.gov/partnerships/downloads/statefactsheets_all.pdf Outlines Medicare Advantage enrollment numbers and trends for March 2011. -- RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis http://cph.uiowa.edu/rupri/publications/policybriefs/2011/March%202011%20%20one-pager%20041311.pdf Thu, 21 Apr 2011 08:39:49 CST http://cph.uiowa.edu/rupri/publications/policybriefs/2011/March%202011%20%20one-pager%20041311.pdf Includes a summary as well as documents on Medicare Part D. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/medicare/index.cfm Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:47:13 CST http://www.kff.org/medicare/index.cfm Operates the Medicare and Medicaid programs - two national health care programs that benefit millions of Americans. Part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Website includes access to research, statistics and data related to their programs. http://www.cms.gov/ Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:42:03 CST http://www.cms.gov/ Describes how enrollment in Medicare Advantage has grown in rural areas due to increased enrollment in preferred provider organization (PPO) plans and private fee-for-service plans. -- RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis http://www.unmc.edu/ruprihealth/Pubs/MAUpdates/July%202009%20MA.pdf Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:02:53 CST http://www.unmc.edu/ruprihealth/Pubs/MAUpdates/July%202009%20MA.pdf Provides an annotated list and links to Commonwealth Fund publications on Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). -- Commonwealth Fund http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Publications/Other/2011/Accountable-Care-Organizations.aspx Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:52:46 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Publications/Other/2011/Accountable-Care-Organizations.aspx Presents an overview of the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit. Includes information on Medicare subsidies, Medicare payments to plans, and the calculation of enrollee premiums. -- Medicare Payment Advisory Commission http://www.medpac.gov/documents/MedPAC_Payment_Basics_11_PartD.pdf Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:41:21 CST http://www.medpac.gov/documents/MedPAC_Payment_Basics_11_PartD.pdf Provides current data about states' aged and disabled Medicare beneficiaries, Medicare Prescription Drug Plans, and Medicare Advantage such as enrollment, demographics (such as age, gender, race/ethnicity), spending, other sources of health coverage, managed care participation, and use of services. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparecat.jsp?cat=6&rgn=6&rgn=1 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:09:18 CST http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparecat.jsp?cat=6&rgn=6&rgn=1 Provides an overview of the Medicare Advantage program, describes program changes made by the health reform law in plan participation and beneficiary enrollment, presents data on benefits and premiums, and explains changes in Medicare payments to participating plans. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/medicare/upload/2052-14.pdf Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:29:05 CST http://www.kff.org/medicare/upload/2052-14.pdf Describes the coverage gap within the Medicare prescription drug benefit (Part D), known as the "donut hole," and its impact on beneficiaries. Describes the provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) that will fill in this gap in coverage by 2020. -- National Health Policy Forum http://www.nhpf.org/library/the-basics/Basics_MedicarePartDCoverageGap_02-07-11.pdf Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:04:02 CST http://www.nhpf.org/library/the-basics/Basics_MedicarePartDCoverageGap_02-07-11.pdf Provides an overview of the Medicare Drug Benefit (Part D). -- National Health Policy Forum http://www.nhpf.org/library/the-basics/Basics_MedicarePartD_01-24-11.pdf Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:54:23 CST http://www.nhpf.org/library/the-basics/Basics_MedicarePartD_01-24-11.pdf Chapter 13 of the March 2011 MedPAC report. Provides a status report on Medicare Part D including Part D enrollees' access to prescription drug benefits in 2010, costs, measuring plan performance, and policy issues. -- Medicare Payment Advisory Commission http://medpac.gov/chapters/Mar11_Ch13.pdf Wed, 23 Mar 2011 08:46:58 CST http://medpac.gov/chapters/Mar11_Ch13.pdf Rural enrollment in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans grew to nearly 1.5 million enrollees in September 2010 (15% of eligible Medicare beneficiaries), while national MA enrollment grew to over 11.5 million (25%). Rural Medicare beneficiaries will find fewer options for MA health insurance coverage in 2011- an average of 16 MA plans to choose from, compared with 24 plans on average in 2010. -- RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/rupri/publications/policybriefs/2010/September%202010%20MA%20Enrollment%20Update.pdf Fri, 03 Dec 2010 13:21:34 CST http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/rupri/publications/policybriefs/2010/September%202010%20MA%20Enrollment%20Update.pdf Presents the number of Medicare Prescription Drug Plans by state or region from 2006-2011. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=315&cat=6 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 09:28:43 CST http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=315&cat=6 Presents an overview of changes made to the Medicare Advantage program and trends affecting both rural and urban populations in plan participation, premiums and certain benefits. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/medicare/upload/8117.pdf Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:10:18 CST http://www.kff.org/medicare/upload/8117.pdf A listing of tables and maps identifying enrollment in Medicare Advantage and other prepaid plans by state. Tables 3, 4, and 5 show rural by state. -- RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/rupri/maupdates/june2010.html Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:46:00 CST http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/rupri/maupdates/june2010.html A quarterly newsletter to help health care providers avoid common Medicare billing errors and comply appropriately with payment audits. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services https://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/MedQtrlyCompNL_Archive.pdf Thu, 07 Oct 2010 11:40:11 CST https://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/MedQtrlyCompNL_Archive.pdf Provides information and data about the Medicare Drug Benefit, including 2012 plan information, a breakdown of the standard benefit, updates on additional low-income assistance, and enrollment data. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/medicare/upload/7044-12.pdf Mon, 04 Oct 2010 09:02:13 CST http://www.kff.org/medicare/upload/7044-12.pdf Provides an analysis of data on the stand-alone Medicare drug plan options available to beneficiaries in 2011. Looks at key trends in the options and premiums. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/medicare/upload/8107.pdf Mon, 04 Oct 2010 08:57:14 CST http://www.kff.org/medicare/upload/8107.pdf Reports that despite a slight drop in enrollment and a dramatic shift in the landscape of the rural Medicare Advantage (MA) market in early 2010, MA plans have experienced modest growth in enrollment in rural areas over the last two quarters of 2010. The majority of the growth is concentrated in preferred provider organization plans, counteracting a decline in private fee-for-service plan enrollment. -- RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/rupri/publications/policybriefs/2010/June%202010-5%20081710.pdf Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:12:18 CST http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/rupri/publications/policybriefs/2010/June%202010-5%20081710.pdf Provides information about Medicare services and benefits in regards to the new health care law. Spanish version -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://berkley.house.gov/documents/MedicareandHCR.pdf Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:56:02 CST http://berkley.house.gov/documents/MedicareandHCR.pdf Presents findings from a 2008 survey of 401 pharmacist-owners of sole community independent pharmacies. -- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center) http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/pubs/finding_brief/FB93.pdf Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:30:27 CST http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/pubs/finding_brief/FB93.pdf Uses charts and maps to present 2007 data on the characteristics of Medicare Part D enrollees and beneficiaries, participating pharmacies, and prescriptions dispensed. Some data is compared based on CBSA (core-based statistical area): metropolitan, micropolitan or rural. -- Medicare Payment Advisory Commission http://medpac.gov/documents/Mar10_PartDDataBook.pdf Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:17:15 CST http://medpac.gov/documents/Mar10_PartDDataBook.pdf Discusses several key changes to the Medicare Part D drug benefit as a result of the health reform law to reduce Part D enrollees out-of-pocket liability when they reach the coverage gap, known as the doughnut hole. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/healthreform/upload/8059.pdf Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:29:27 CST http://www.kff.org/healthreform/upload/8059.pdf Discusses the 2010 decline in private fee-for-service (PFFS) enrollment in rural areas and as a result, Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment in those areas (excluding other prepaid plans) fell slightly in early 2010 for the first time in years. -- RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis http://www.unmc.edu/ruprihealth/Pubs/MAUpdates/March%202010%20MA%20032210.pdf Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:30:37 CST http://www.unmc.edu/ruprihealth/Pubs/MAUpdates/March%202010%20MA%20032210.pdf Highlights how prices for some commonly used brand-name drugs rose in 2010 for beneficiaries who reached the coverage gap (or "doughnut hole"), with increases since 2006 far exceeding the growth in inflation. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/medicare/upload/8055.pdf Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:19:05 CST http://www.kff.org/medicare/upload/8055.pdf Discusses how the rural enrollment in Medicare Advantage (MA) and other prepaid plans grew by 15% from December 2008 to December 2009, faster than the 10% national growth rate. -- RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis http://www.unmc.edu/ruprihealth/Pubs/MAUpdates/December%202009%20MA%200210.pdf Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:14:05 CST http://www.unmc.edu/ruprihealth/Pubs/MAUpdates/December%202009%20MA%200210.pdf Contains 2006-2010 state-specific summary data about available Medicare drug benefit options, including premium ranges, the number of stand-alone plans with gap coverage in the "doughnut hole," and the number of plans available at no cost to qualifying beneficiaries. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/medicare/upload/7426-06.pdf Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:18:47 CST http://www.kff.org/medicare/upload/7426-06.pdf Highlights what's new, what's covered, health plans, prescription drug plans, and consumer rights. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/10050.pdf Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:30:58 CST http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/10050.pdf