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  • Title: Designing an integrated drug benefit for the elderly.
    Author: King AB, Colligen BH, Levy RA, Cohen KR.
    Journal: J Am Health Policy; 1994; 4(4):41-5. PubMed ID: 10136682.
    Abstract:
    The elderly are hit hard by high out-of-pocket expenses for medicines, but a stand-alone pharmaceutical benefit could cost the country billions and still not improve older Americans' quality of care. Such a benefit should be coordinated with patients' overall medical benefits. A systems-based pharmaceutical benefit is financially feasible through a combination of premiums and cost sharing, market-driven price reductions, and cost savings achieved through integrated managed care programs and improved outcomes.
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