State Could Save Millions On Prescription Drugs By Making It Possible For More Low-Income, Elderly New Yorkers To Get Medicare Drug Subsidy

New York State could save nearly $184 million a year on spending for prescription drugs for EPIC, the state’s pharmaceutical assistance program for residents 65+, by making it possible for more low-income people with EPIC to qualify for Extra Help, the federal subsidy that helps low-income people pay for the Medicare drug benefit (Part D). [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare on December 15th, 2007