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11. Review of the Relationship between Medicare Part D Payments to Local, Community Pharmacies and the Pharmacies' Drug Acquisition Costs - Resources
Date: Jan 2008

Analyzes the relationship between Medicare Part D payments, excluding dispensing fees, to local, community pharmacies and the pharmacies' drug acquisition costs. Estimate Part D dispensing fees and compares them with Medicaid dispensing fees. Includes some data specific to rural pharmacies.

...Medicare Part D Payments to Local, Community Pharmacies and the Pharmacies' Drug Acquisition Costs --- Analyzes...

12. Medicare Part D Enrollees Reaching the Out-of-Pocket Limit by June 2024 - Resources
Date: Oct 2024

Examines the number of Medicare Part D enrollees who reached the catastrophic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) out-of-pocket prescription drug spending cap by June 2024. Provides demographic information on enrollees who reach the catastrophic phase and the related savings, including breakdowns for state and metropolitan, micropolitan, or rural/unknown location.

...Medicare Part D Enrollees Reaching the Out-of-Pocket Limit by June 2024 --- Examines the number...

13. Medicare Part D Opioid Prescribing Mapping Tool - Resources
Reviewed: Oct 2025

Interactive mapping tool identifies opioid prescription rates at the state, county, and ZIP code level for de-identified Medicare Part D claims in 2023. Also offers rural/urban opioid prescribing data, changes in prescribing rates in 1 year and 5 year increments, and hot spots and outliers in long-acting opioid prescribing.

...Medicare Part D Opioid Prescribing Mapping Tool --- Interactive mapping tool identifies opioid prescription rates at the state...

14. Medicare Enrollees and the Part D Drug Benefit: Improving Financial Protection through the Low- Income Subsidy - Resources
Date: Feb 2024

Provides an overview of the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) program, which covers some or all Part D drug costs. Presents estimates of number of Medicare Part D enrollees who received LIS in 2020 and their characteristics, as well as Medicare beneficiaries who did and did not have prescription drug coverage but who appear to be eligible for LIS based on income and resources. Compares Medicare enrollees demographic, financial, health status, and healthcare utilization characteristics, including rurality.

...Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) program, which covers some or all Part D...

15. Medicare Payment Basics: Part D Payment System - Resources
Date: Nov 2025

Overview of the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit, including subsidy amounts, payments to plans, how enrollee premiums are calculated, and benefit and payment updates.

...Medicare Payment Basics: Part D Payment System --- Overview of the Medicare Part D prescription drug...

16. MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy, 2018 - Resources
Date: Mar 2018

Annual review of Medicare payment policies, with recommendations to Congress. Includes discussion on Medicare payment policies directly affecting rural providers and beneficiaries. Addresses Medicare Part D, Medicare Advantage, telehealth, payment incentive programs, and payment adequacy for healthcare facilities and services.

...D, Medicare Advantage, telehealth, payment incentive programs, and payment adequacy for healthcare facilities and services. --- MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy, 2018 Chapter 14 Online-Only Appendixes: The Medicare Prescription Drug Program (Part...

17. Rural and Urban Differences in Choice of and Satisfaction with Medicare Part D Plans - Resources
Date: Jul 2015

Examines how drug plan selection experiences and satisfaction levels differ for rural and urban Medicare beneficiaries. Includes breakdowns by three locations types, considerations in choosing plans, and percentage of people who felt satisfied and confident in their coverage.

...Medicare Part D Plans --- Examines how drug plan selection experiences and satisfaction levels differ for rural...

18. Inflation Reduction Act Research Series: Medicare Enrollees' Use and Out-of-Pocket Expenditures for Drugs Selected for Negotiation under the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program - Resources
Date: Sep 2023

Provides an overview of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program established by the Inflation Reduction Act. Examines prescription drug use and out-of-pocket spending by Medicare Part D enrollees in calendar year 2022 for each of the first 10 drugs selected for price negotiations, which will be applicable in 2026. Includes data on the demographic characteristics of Medicare Part D enrollees taking each drug, including urban-rural status, as well as the number of enrollees and mean out-of-pocket spending on each drug by state.

...Medicare Part D enrollees in calendar year 2022 for each of the first 10 drugs...

19. MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy, 2019 - Resources
Date: Mar 2019

Annual review of Medicare payment policies, with recommendations to Congress. Includes discussion on Medicare payment policies directly affecting rural providers and beneficiaries. Addresses opioids, Medicare Part D, Medicare Advantage, Medicare's quality incentive program for hospitals, and payment adequacy for healthcare facilities and services.

...Medicare Part D, Medicare Advantage, Medicare's quality incentive program for hospitals, and payment adequacy...

20. Estimating the Effects of the Medicare $2 Drug List on Part D Enrollees - Resources
Date: Dec 2024

Discusses the Medicare $2 Drug List (M2DL) Model, which would allow Medicare Part D enrollees to purchase monthly drugs for $2 or less. Provides projected financial impact of the model, such as out of pocket (OOP) costs for individual drugs as well as OOP changes for enrollees, with breakdowns by demographic variables, including urban, rural-micropolitan, rural-other, or unclassified location.

...Medicare $2 Drug List on Part D Enrollees --- Discusses the Medicare $2 Drug List (M2DL...