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91. Medicare's Impact on Graduate Medical Education and the Rural Physician Workforce - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Jul 30, 2015

Wayne Myers, a retired pediatrician and rural medical educator, reflects on what the Medicare program's support for graduate medical education has meant for the rural physician workforce. - The Rural Monitor

...Medicare's Impact on Graduate Medical Education and the Rural Physician Workforce - The Rural Monitor...

92. 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...

93. Differences in Part D Plans Offered to Rural and Urban Medicare Beneficiaries - Resources
Date: Jul 2015

Analyzes how Medicare Part D plan options differ for rural and urban residents in terms of premiums, deductibles, and copayments, as well as differences in plan options within more-densely and less-densely populated rural areas. Includes statistical breakdowns by three location types, number of available plans, average premiums, deductible amounts, and average co-pays.

...Part D Plans Offered to Rural and Urban Medicare Beneficiaries --- Analyzes how Medicare Part D...

94. MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System, June 2015 - Resources
Date: Jun 2015

Includes chapters on coordinating Medicare policy across payment models, Part B drug payment policy, value-based incentives for managing Part B drug use, multiple drug use including opioids among Medicare Part D enrollees, hospital short-stays, and new methods of measuring quality of care. Rural hospitals, rural referral centers, and rural patient populations are discussed throughout this report.

...Medicare policy across payment models, Part B drug payment policy, value-based incentives for managing Part B drug use, multiple drug use including opioids among Medicare Part D...

95. Young Entrepreneurs Help Remold Rural Healthcare in Oregon Through Membership Payment Model - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Nov 18, 2014

The Orchid Clinic has found success by providing primary care to low-income rural residents via a paid membership model. - The Rural Monitor

...Young Entrepreneurs Help Remold Rural Healthcare in Oregon Through Membership Payment Model - The Rural Monitor...

96. Comparing Rural and Urban Medicare Part D Enrollment Patterns and Prescription Drug Coverage Rates - Resources
Date: May 2013

Examines Medicare Part D enrollment rates in rural and urban areas and the resulting impact on rural beneficiaries' overall prescription drug coverage rates.

...Medicare Part D Enrollment Patterns and Prescription Drug Coverage Rates --- Examines Medicare Part D enrollment...

97. 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...

98. Independently Owned Pharmacy Closures in Rural America (2012) - Resources
Date: Jul 2012

Examines the closure of independently owned rural pharmacies in America from 2003-2011 and its effects on rural Americans' access to medications and other pharmacy services. Discusses rural pharmacy rates of closure before and after implementation of the Medicare prescription drug discount card program in January 2004 and the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit program in January 2006.

...Medicare prescription drug discount card program in January 2004 and the Medicare Part D prescription...

99. The Effect of Medicare Part D Plan Switching and Formulary Changes on Sole Community Pharmacies and the Patients They Serve - Resources
Date: Mar 2010

Presents findings from a survey of sole community independent pharmacies owned by pharmacists. Focuses on the impact of the Medicare Part D program.

...Medicare Part D program. --- View more The Effect of Medicare Part D Plan Switching and Formulary...

100. Sole Community Pharmacies and Part D Participation: Implications for Rural Residents - Resources
Date: Feb 2009

Describes the contracting patterns of sole rural community pharmacies in 16 states to assess the extent to which each pharmacy contracts with the most commonly used Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs) available in their state.

...Part D Participation: Implications for Rural Residents --- Describes the contracting patterns of sole rural community pharmacies in 16 states to assess the extent to which each pharmacy contracts with the most commonly used Prescription Drug...