BENEFITS: Insurers Keep Big Picture Of 2008 Benefits Top Of Mind
Drug benefits are trending upwardCommunity pharmacists and consumer advocates are watching carefully as Medicare Part D rolls toward its third benefit year. Here's how Medicare's drug benefit for 2008 stacks up to last year's version:Initial deductible: Up, from $265 in 2007 to $275 in 2008 Initial coverage limit: Up, from $2,400 in 2007 to $2,510 in 2008 Out-of-pocket threshold: Up, from $3,850 in 2007 to $4,050 in 2008 Minimum cost-sharing in the catastrophic coverage portion of the benefit: Up slightly, from $2.15 for a generic or a preferred drug that is a multi-source drug...
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