Said Another Way: Moving Forward: Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage

Dixon discusses how the lack of prescription drug coverage for Medicare beneficiaries demonstrates a glaring deficit in the US healthcare system. Medicare beneficiaries--the elderly, disabled, patients with end-stage renal disease--are the least likely group to be able to pay out of pocket for presc...

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Published in:Nursing forum (Hillsdale) 2003-10, Vol.38 (4), p.37
Main Author: Dixon, Judith C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Health care
Low income groups
Medicare
Prescription drugs
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Summary:Dixon discusses how the lack of prescription drug coverage for Medicare beneficiaries demonstrates a glaring deficit in the US healthcare system. Medicare beneficiaries--the elderly, disabled, patients with end-stage renal disease--are the least likely group to be able to pay out of pocket for prescriptions due to their limited, fixed income. This group represents 13.9 percent of the US population and accounts for one-third of all pharmaceutical expenditures.
ISSN:0029-6473
1744-6198