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SUBMITTER: Winter J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1472547 | biostudies-literature | 2006 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20060508 20
We investigate prescription drug use, and information and enrollment intentions for the new Medicare Part D drug insurance program, using a sample of Medicare-eligible subjects surveyed before open enrollment began for this program. We find that, despite the complexity of competing plans offered by private insurers under Part D, a majority of the Medicare population had information on this program and a substantial majority planned to enroll. We find that virtually all elderly, even those with n ...[more]