In an effort to “help more low-income seniors manage their drug costs,” the Nova Scotia
government has significantly increased the cost of its provincial drug program for all other …

Moreover, a study of the prices and availability of drugs in Canada and the United States
indicates that low-income seniors in both countries already have afford-able generic …

Canada's provincial governments have, until relatively recently, provided virtually all seniors
with generous prescription drug coverage. Managers of these programs have implemented …

medicare prescription Page 1 1 Still a Pain: The Cost of Prescription Drugs to Seniors With the
Medicare Drug Benefit B y Dean Baker 1 December 4, 2003 1 Dean Baker is co-director of the …

One of the stated goals of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization
Act of 2003 (MMA) was to reduce the burden that the cost of prescription drugs was placing …

The absence of a Medicare drug benefit leaves seniors vulnerable nationwide, including the
2.4 million seniors who live in New York State. New York is one of several states that have …

Provincial government drug plans are the primary source of insurance for drugs taken by
seniors in outpatient settings. The adequacy of this coverage has been called into question …

A national survey in 2006 found that Part D secured drug coverage for most seniors who
were without it in 2005, prior to the Medicare drug benefit. Seniors without drug coverage in …

After many years of debate, Congress recently approved a new, voluntary “Medicare Part D”
benefit that provides some coverage for prescription drugs. The goal of this coverage is to …

A 78-year-old Vermont woman with breast cancer, hypercholesterolemia, and arthritis must
pay nearly $300 a month for prescription drugs at her local pharmacy. But if she takes a bus …