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An Electronic Briefing Book
Tab 6
The Nuts and Bolts of Medicare Part D
[Speakers]
Cynthia Tudor, PhD, Director, Medicare Drug Benefit Group, Center for Beneficiary Choices, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
"The Nuts and Bolts of Medicare Part D" (PDF of PowerPoint Presentation)
Rachel Schmidt, PhD, Senior Analyst, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
"The nuts and bolts of Medicare Part D: Bids, premiums, payments, and financing" (PDF of PowerPoint Presentation)
[Session Chairs]
Shawn Bishop, Professional Staff Member (D), Senate Committee on Finance
Charles Clapton, JD, Chief Health Counsel (R), House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health
[Briefing Materials]
- "The Nuts and Bolts of PDPs"
Mary Ellen Stahlman, National Health Policy Forum, Issue Brief 817, November 8, 2006; available at www.nhpf.org/pdfs_ib/IB817_PDP_11-08-06.pdf
- Part D Payment System"
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), paymentbasics, revised September 2006; available at www.medpac.gov/publications/other_reports/
Sept06_MedPAC_Payment_Basics_PartD.pdf
- "A Closer Look at the Medicare Part D Low-Income Benchmark Premium"
Mary Ellen Stahlman, National Health Policy Forum, Issue Brief 813, August 2, 2006; available at www.nhpf.org/pdfs_ib/IB813_LowIncomeBenchmark_08-02-06.pdf
- "Medicare: Enrollment in Medicare Drug Plans"
Jennifer O'Sullivan, Congressional Research Service (CRS), updated November 29, 2006; available only to congressional staff through CRS, order code RL33136, from www.crs.gov
- "Medicare: Communications to Beneficiaries on the Prescription Drug Benefit Could be Improved" (GAO-06-654)
Government Accountability Office (GAO), May 2006; available at www.gao.gov/new.items/d06654.pdf
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