title: Debate rages over pharmaceutical coverage for seniors.
abstract: Seeking to make good on his promise to provide an interim pharmaceutical benefit for America's seniors, President George W. Bush recently outlined a new prescription drug proposal utilizing private pharmacy benefit managers (PBM). This new plan is designed to make prescription drugs more affordable by setting up a government-endorsed discount program. Here's an overview of the plan and a look to the future debate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore, Md., USA. BENJAMING@dhmh.state.md.us
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Benjamin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007356:Insurance, Pharmaceutical Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011057:Politics; D014481:United States