Medicare Part D

Medicare Part D, also called the Medicare prescription drug benefit, is a federal program to subsidize the costs of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries in the United States. It was enacted as part of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) and went into effect on January 1, 2006.

Read more about Medicare Part D:  Number of Participants, Program Costs, Cost Utilization, Implementation Issues, Impact On Beneficiaries, Criticisms

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