Beneficiary Information and Decision Supports for the Medicare-Endorsed Prescription Drug Discount Card.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education.

Medical economics.

Medicare.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (31 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses issues related to Government outreach efforts on behalf of a temporary program established under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 which requires HHS to endorse certain private sector prescription drug discount card programs. Reviews discount card program enrollment challenges and current program enrollment. Provides background on earlier Medicare beneficiary outreach and education programs. Examines CMS strategy to inform beneficiaries about the drug discount card program, and analyzes factors influencing beneficiaries' response to outreach efforts.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Beneficiary Information and Decision Supports for the Medicare-Endorsed Prescription Drug Discount Card

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