Summary of recent and proposed changes to Medicare prescription drug coverage and reimbursement Issue brief (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation) Cubanski, Juliette, author. Medicare Part B -- economics Medicare Part D -- economics Prescription Drugs -- economics On February 9, 2018 the President signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA of 2018), which included some provisions related to Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage. Just days later, on February 12, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the President's fiscal year (FY) 2019 budget, which also included several proposals related to Medicare Part D drug coverage and Part B drug reimbursement. This brief summarizes these recent and proposed changes. Budget estimates for provisions in the BBA of 2018 reflect the 10-year (2018-2027) effects as estimated by the Congressional Budget Office. Budget estimates for proposals in the President's FY2019 budget reflect the 10-year (2019-2028) effects as estimated by OMB. Menlo Park, CA : Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, February 2018 Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, issuing body. Technical Report Text 1 online resource (1 PDF file (2 pages, 1 unnumbered page)). nlm:nlmuid-101740179-pdf 101740179 http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101740179 English United States Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0