Part D plans generally include drugs commonly used by dual eligibles: 2022

Part D plans generally include drugs commonly used by dual eligibles: 2022

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Data snapshot (United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General)
Contributor(s):
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General. Office of Evaluation and Inspections, issuing body.
Publication:
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, June 2022
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Dual MEDICAID MEDICARE Eligibility
Government Regulation
Medicare Part D
Prescription Drugs
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Why OIG Did This Review. Dual eligibles - that is, beneficiaries who are covered by both Medicare and Medicaid - are a vulnerable population whose access to prescription drugs is particularly important. Overall, they have very low incomes and - because they are more likely to be in poorer health than other Medicare beneficiaries - tend to use more Medicare services.1 Because Medicare prescription drug coverage is an important tool for ensuring access to prescription drugs, Congress mandated that OIG study whether Part D formularies cover prescription drugs commonly used by dual eligibles. What OIG Did. For this report, we determined whether the 449 unique formularies used by the 5,288 Part D plans operating in 2022 cover 195 of the 200 drugs most commonly used by dual eligibles. See the methodology for more information about how we determined the most commonly used drugs. This is OIG’s twelfth annually mandated report examining dual eligibles’ access to drugs under Medicare Part D.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (6 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
9918713888306676 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918713888306676