Medicare Part D: Difference between revisions
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==Components== | ==Components== | ||
Medicare Part D "includes Medicare Private [[Fee-for-service plan|Fee-for-Service Plans]] that do not offer prescription drug coverage and Medicare Cost Plans offering Medicare prescription drug coverage."<ref name="MedicarePartD">{{MeSH}}</ref> | Medicare Part D "includes Medicare Private [[Fee-for-service plan|Fee-for-Service Plans]] that do not offer prescription drug coverage and Medicare Cost Plans offering Medicare prescription drug coverage."<ref name="MedicarePartD">{{MeSH}}</ref> | ||
==Criticisms== | |||
Medicare Part D has been criticized for its "Byzantine complexity"<ref>Cooper HA. Medicare drug benefit. N Engl J Med. 2006 May 4;354(18):1960-1; author reply 1960-1. PMID 16672714</ref> and "doughnut hole" coverage.<ref>Kravitz RL, Chang S. Promise and perils for patients and physicians. N Engl J Med. 2005 Dec 29;353(26):2735-9. PMID 16382057</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Revision as of 10:06, 12 July 2008
In the United States of America, Medicare Part D is a "stand-alone drug plan offered by insurers and other private companies to beneficiaries that receive their Medicare Part A and/or B benefits through the Original Medicare Plan.[1]
Who is eligible for coverage
Anyone with Medicare Part A or Medicare Part B is eligible for Part D.
Components
Medicare Part D "includes Medicare Private Fee-for-Service Plans that do not offer prescription drug coverage and Medicare Cost Plans offering Medicare prescription drug coverage."[1]
Criticisms
Medicare Part D has been criticized for its "Byzantine complexity"[2] and "doughnut hole" coverage.[3]
History
Medicare Part D was enacted as the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003."[1] Coverage provided by the plan began January 1, 2006.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Anonymous (2024), Medicare Part D (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Cooper HA. Medicare drug benefit. N Engl J Med. 2006 May 4;354(18):1960-1; author reply 1960-1. PMID 16672714
- ↑ Kravitz RL, Chang S. Promise and perils for patients and physicians. N Engl J Med. 2005 Dec 29;353(26):2735-9. PMID 16382057