FROM THE FOUNDATION

Redefining the Safety Net

Should California establish a Basic Health Program for certain low-income residents? CHCF's Marian Mulkey captures a recent policy conversation in a Health Affairs blog.

Accountable Care in Action

A new post on the Health Affairs blog details how CalPERS kept costs down in Sacramento through a "virtual" ACO with insurers and providers.

Career Opportunity: Senior Program Officer

This position will play a major role in furthering the goals and objectives of the foundation's Better Chronic Disease Care program.

Prescription Drugs

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Medicare Drug Benefit Helps Heart Patients, Study Finds

The Medicare Part D prescription drug plan has assisted older U.S. beneficiaries receive recommended medications for controlling heart failure, according to a study published in American Heart Journal. Researchers examined heart failure patients before and after the Medicare drug benefit went into effect in 2006 and found that the number of filled prescriptions for heart failure drugs increased among beneficiaries.



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