SynthesisJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2010
Medicare beneficiaries' knowledge of and choices regarding Part D, 2005 to the present.
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16 citing papers in PubMed.
- Addressing complexity: The development and pilot testing of a user-friendly Medicare Part D patient decision aid tool.Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy · 2025Article
- A digital divide in the COVID-19 pandemic: information exchange among older Medicare beneficiaries and stakeholders during the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Medicare Decision-making, Understanding, and Satisfaction Among Cancer Survivors.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2022Article
- Qualitative exploration of factors influencing the plan selection process by Medicare beneficiaries.Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy · 2021Article
- Trends in Older Adults' Knowledge of Medicare Advantage Benefits, 2010 to 2016.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2020Article
- Social and Health-Related Factors Associated with Enrollment in Medicare Advantage Plans in Older Adults.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2020Article
- Psychometric evaluation of the Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plan disenrollment reasons survey.Health services research · 2019Article
- Comparative Usability Study of a Newly Created Patient-Centered Tool and Medicare.gov Plan Finder to Help Medicare Beneficiaries Choose Prescription Drug Plans.Journal of patient experience · 2019Article
- Patient Experiences in Selecting a Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan.Journal of patient experience · 2018Article
- A national survey of ethnic differences in knowledge and understanding of supplementary health insurance.Israel journal of health policy research · 2017Article
- Impact of medicare part D plan features on use of generic drugs.Medical care · 2014Article
- Association of teriparatide adherence and persistence with clinical and economic outcomes in Medicare Part D recipients: a retrospective cohort study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2013Article
- Health reforms as examples of multilevel interventions in cancer care.Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs · 2012Article
- Medicare beneficiary knowledge of the Part D program and its relationship with voluntary enrollment.Medicare & medicaid research review · 2012Article
- Endocrine therapy use among elderly hormone receptor-positive breast cancer patients enrolled in Medicare Part D.Medicare & medicaid research review · 2011Article
- Assessment of medicare part d communications to beneficiaries.American health & drug benefits · 2010Article
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Abstract
In the months before and years since Medicare Part D's implementation in January 2006, many have been concerned with beneficiaries' ability to benefit from the complex program. A systematic review of published Medline and gray literature from January 1, 2005, to August 20, 2009, was undertaken to evaluate Medicare beneficiaries' knowledge about Part D and how this knowledge informed decisions regarding enrollment and plan choice. Thirty articles that reported original results describing seniors' knowledge of the Part D benefit, decision to enroll, or selection of plans; results from patient surveys addressing these issues; or results that analyzed enrollment data or plan selection patterns were included. Of these 30 articles, 10 described beneficiaries' knowledge, 12 described enrollment and plan choices, and eight described knowledge and choice. Across studies and years, beneficiaries' knowledge of the Part D program and benefit structure and design was poor, particularly with regard to the coverage gap and the low-income subsidy. Beneficiaries had great difficulty choosing the lowest-cost Part D plans and were disinclined to switch plans to improve their benefits. Knowledge deficits, enrollment problems, and plan choice difficulties were most pronounced during Part D implementation in early 2006 but persisted in subsequent years of the benefit. Beneficiaries' knowledge and choices should be monitored on an ongoing basis to inform potential changes to the Part D program.
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