title: Prescription drug benefits under Part D of the Medicare Modernization Act--the genie's out of the bottle.
abstract: With the passage of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 came the creation of the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit, which takes effect in January 2006. In this brief, we discuss the new Part D benefit, including who is eligible, the basic benefit, benefits for low-income individuals and coordination with other prescription drug coverage.
authors.affiliation: Health Benefits ABCs
authors.forename: L Sue
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Andersen
mesh_terms: D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D016527:Drug Costs; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000191:economics; D004608:Eligibility Determination; D005569:Formularies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D007342:Insurance Benefits / Q000191:economics*; D007356:Insurance, Pharmaceutical Services; D008484:Medicaid; D006278:Medicare / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011203:Poverty; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States