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Costs of a Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: A Comparison of Alternatives

Jesse D. Malkin, Geoffrey Joyce, Dana P. Goldman

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Abstract

Medicare is the only large health insurance carrier that does not include an outpatient prescription drug benefit. This study reports the results of a model predicting drug expenses for Medicare beneficiaries.

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Medicare is the only large health insurance carrier that does not include an outpatient prescription drug benefit. This study reports the results of a model predicting drug expenses for Medicare beneficiaries.

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Medicare is the only large health insurance carrier that does not include an outpatient prescription drug benefit. This study reports the results of a model predicting drug expenses for Medicare beneficiaries.

Key concepts: Prescription drug, Medicare Part D, Medical prescription, Drug, Business, Actuarial science, Medicine, Pharmacology

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