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Medicare and Medicaid
Wolters Kluwer Health Data Reveal Impact of Medicare Part D's First Year
May 28th, 2007
Wolters Kluwer Health, a global provider of drug and medical information services and content to the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, released findings on the market impact of the Medicare Part D prescription drug program's first year. The company conducted a comprehensive statistical analysis of 2006 prescription data and today offered some conclusions about the true impact of the "donut hole" on patients and pharmaceutical companies. The donut hole refers to the $2,850 coverage gap inherent to the 2006 Medicare drug prescription plan. "Many have predicted the outcomes of Medicare Part D, but this analysis looks at actual prescription data for the full year to...
Source: Managed Care Weekly Digest (2007-05-28)
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