Assessing Medicare Part D Claim Completeness Using Medication Self-Reports

Not There Yet: Medicare Part D and Elimination of Cardiovascular Medication Usage Socio-Demographic Disparities after Myocardial Infarction Running title: Albert; Medicare D and Medication Adherence

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Evaluating Consumer Preferences for Medicare Part D Using Conjoint Analysis

Outcomes of a Medicare Part D telephone medication therapy management program.

OBJECTIVE To determine the impact of telephone medication therapy management (MTM) on medication- and health-related problems (MHRPs), medication adherence, and total drug costs for Medicare Part D participants. DESIGN Quasiexperimental. SETTING Regional Medicare Part D plan in Texas in 2007. PARTICIPANTS Medicare Part D beneficiaries who were MTM eligible. INTERVENTION Pharmacist-provi...

The impact of Medicare Part D on medication adherence among older adults enrolled in Medicare-Advantage products.

BACKGROUND Little is known about how Medicare Part D affects the medication refill adherence for cardiovascular and diabetes medications, particularly among beneficiaries without prior drug coverage. OBJECTIVES To evaluate Medicare Part D's effect on medication adherence among beneficiaries with hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and/or diabetes enrolled in Medicare Advantage products. RESEARCH ...

Effects of medicare part d on disparity implications of medication therapy management eligibility criteria.

BACKGROUND Previous studies have shown that there were greater racial and ethnic disparities among individuals who were ineligible for medication therapy management (MTM) services than among MTM-eligible individuals before the implementation of Medicare Part D in 2006. OBJECTIVE To determine whether the implementation of Medicare Part D in 2006 correlates to changes in racial and ethnic dispa...