Medicare Part D Community Outreach Train-the-Trainer Program for Pharmacy Faculty
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A bleak future for independent community pharmacy under Medicare Part D.
The Medicare Part D prescription drug program was implemented in 2006 to provide prescription drug coverage for elderly and disabled citizens. Recent data indicate that Part D provides prescription drug coverage for 3.4 million American seniors who did not otherwise have prescription insurance.1 Analyses of prescription claims data suggest that Part D has increased prescription drug utilization...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0002-9459,1553-6467
DOI: 10.5688/aj730353