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Several other organizations and articles offer insights that augment the findings in this survey. By topic, they include:

Cost Sharing Incentives

Prescription Drug Cost Sharing Associations With Medication and Medical Utilization and Spending and Health
The Journal of the American Medical Association, July 4, 2007


Value-based Insurance Design: Aligning Incentives to Bridge the Divide Between Quality Improvement and Cost Containment

The American Journal of Managed Care, December 2006

Disease Management

Asthma
» American Lung Association

» The Cleveland Clinic

» Mayo Clinic

» National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health

Depression
» American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology, Inc.

» National Institute of Mental Health

» National Partnership for Workplace Mental Health

» WebMD.com

Diabetes
» American Diabetes Association

» Centers for Disease Control, Diabetes Public Health Resource

» National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, National Institutes of Health

High Blood Pressure
» American Heart Association

» The Cleveland Clinic

» Mayo Clinic

» National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health

High Cholesterol
»
American Heart Association

» National Institutes of Health, National Cholesterol Education Program

Drug Cost & Pricing

» AMCP Task Force on Drug Payment Methodologies

» Drug Payment Methodologies Interactive Resource Library, Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP)

» Caremark 2006 Trends Rx® Report (based on 2005 data)

» Express Scripts 2006 Drug Trend Report (based on 2006 data)

» Kaiser Family Foundation Prescription Drug Trends Fact Sheet

» Medco 2007 Drug Trend Report (based on 2006 data)

» PBMI Prescription Drug Benefit Cost and Plan Design Survey Report, 2007 Edition (based on 2007 data)

» 2007 Segal Health Plan Cost Trend Survey (based on summer 2006 survey)

Drug Safety

» The FDAs Drug Review Process

» MedWatch: Managing Risks at the FDA

» CDER: The Consumer Watchdog for Safe and Effective Drugs

» Drug Safety Oversight Board Meeting Summaries

» FDA Drug Safety Initiative Fact Sheet

» The Future of Drug Safety – Promoting and Protecting the Health of the Public
FDA’s Response to the Institute of Medicine’s 2006 Report

» Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts

» Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs

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» MedLine Plus
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Medicare Part D Beneficiary Information

» Medicare Tips and Tools

» Medicare Today

» Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Resources

» General Employer/Union Overview

» Creditable Coverage

» Retiree Drug Subsidy

»
Employer Group Waiver Plans

Foreign Language Assistance

Medicare Prescription Drug Plan selection, enrollment and application help in foreign languages.

Spanish Resources
» National Alliance for Hispanic Health's Bilingual Su Familia
Toll-free telephone: 1.866.783.2645

Asian Resources
» National Asian Pacific Center on Aging's National Multilingual Help Center
Toll-free telephone numbers:
     Chinese 1.800.582.4218
     Korean 1.800.582.4259
     Vietnamese 1.800.582.4336

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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