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Avalere study finds access to key drugs for many in California has been reduced under Medicare

Published in Law and Health Weekly, April 22nd, 2006

A new analysis shows that many of California's one million dual-eligible beneficiaries receive inferior drug access to key drugs under Medicare Part D compared to their previous state-sponsored Medicaid coverage.

The study, prepared by Avalere Health, was released by the California HealthCare Foundation and will be presented to the California State Assembly.

Using its proprietary DataFrame tool, Avalere Health analyzed CMS' publicly available data from October 2005 to assess if drug coverage for California's dual-eligible beneficiaries is better or worse after the transition to Part D drug plans. Their evaluation of the 10 prescription drug plans...

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Source: Law and Health Weekly (2006-04-22)

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