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11. Medicare Part D Opioid Prescribing Mapping Tool - Resources
Reviewed: May 2023

Interactive mapping tool identifies opioid prescription rates at the state, county, and zip code level for de-identified Medicare Part D claims in 2020. 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...

12. 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...

13. Enrollment in Medicare Part D for Rural Beneficiaries Is Encouraging - Resources
Date: Jan 2007

Provides findings about Medicare beneficiary enrollment in prescription drug plans (PDPs) in rural and urban areas across the United States.

...Medicare Part D for Rural Beneficiaries Is Encouraging --- Provides findings about Medicare beneficiary enrollment in prescription...

14. 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.

...Medicare Payment Policy, 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...

15. Medicare Payment Basics: Part D Payment System - Resources
Date: Oct 2023

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. Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plans Dominated the Rural Market in 2011 - Resources
Date: Sep 2012

Examines the prevalence of Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage in rural and urban areas, and explains enrollment patterns based on rural/urban region. Also discusses the difference between stand-alone prescription drug plans (PDPs) and Medicare Advantage prescription drug (MA-PD) plans, and how changes in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) may affect rural and urban Medicare Part D beneficiaries differently.

...Medicare Advantage prescription drug (MA-PD) plans, and how changes in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) may affect rural and urban Medicare Part D...

17. Eligible But Not Enrolled? Potential for Targeting Over a Half-Million Rural Medicare Beneficiaries for Enrollment in the Low-Income Subsidy Prescription Drug Program - Resources
Date: Dec 2008

Discusses the Medicare Part D low-income subsidy (LIS), which is designed to help low-income persons access the prescription drug benefit with reduced premiums and lower out-of-pocket costs. Included chart shows enrollment in Medicare Part D prescription drug plans and the LIS by state.

...Medicare Beneficiaries for Enrollment in the Low-Income Subsidy Prescription Drug Program --- Discusses the Medicare Part D...

18. 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...

19. 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 Drug Price Negotiation Program --- 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...

20. Issues Confronting Rural Pharmacies after a Decade of Medicare Part D - Resources
Date: Apr 2017

Discusses the major challenges facing rural independent pharmacies, focusing on delayed maximum allowable cost (MAC) adjustments, and direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees. Other challenges include competition from mail order pharmacies, being a non-preferred pharmacy, and orderly succession planning. Also examines the implications for rural communities when independent pharmacies close.

...Medicare Part D --- Discusses the major challenges facing rural independent pharmacies, focusing on delayed maximum...