The Effects of Formularies and Other Cost Management Tools on Access to Medications: An Analysis of the MMA and the Final Rule


 

Publication Date: March 2005

Publisher: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

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Research Area: Health

Type: Brief

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This report examines the formulary provisions of the final Medicare regulations implementing the new drug benefit, and their implications for people with Medicare who enroll in new drug plans. It was prepared for the Foundation by Jack Hoadley, Ph.D., of the Health Policy Institute at Georgetown University.