Prescription Drugs: Adapting Private Sector Management Methods for a Medicare Benefit
T-HEHS-00-112
Published: May 11, 2000. Publicly Released: May 11, 2000.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the President's proposal to manage the high and rising costs of prescription drugs for the elderly by extending the private sector's prescription drug cost control techniques to the Medicare program.
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DrugsElderly personsHealth care programsHealth insuranceHealth insurance cost controlHealth resources utilizationMedicarePharmaceutical industryPresidential proposalsPrivate sector practicesPrescription drugs