The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Abstract #51383

Alan Sager, PhD and Deborah Socolar, MPH. Health Services Department, Health Reform Program, Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany Street, T3W, Boston, MA 02118, 617 638 4664, asager@bu.edu

Learning Objectives:

• Identify why most Medicare prescription drug proposals require high premiums but offer low benefits.
• Describe the full spectrum of alternative methods of financing a Medicare prescription drug benefit, including cost containment vehicles.
• Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each financing method.

Keywords: Access to Health Care, Prescription Drug Use Patterns

Related Web page: www.healthreformprogram.org

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.