Healthcare Leadership Council

Lewin contact: Lisa Chimento

This study, commissioned by the Healthcare Leadership Council, analyzes savings available to Medicare beneficiaries with common chronic conditions who enroll in a Prescription Drug Plan (PDP). The five chronic conditions studied are arthritis, diabetes, hypertension, osteoporosis and respiratory illness. 84 percent of Medicare beneficiaries report having at least one of these most common diagnoses. Lewin finds that, nationwide, beneficiaries can save 43 to 58 percent by enrolling in one of the 5 PDPs with the lowest costs. The executive summary presents information at a national level by chronic condition. Available in separate files are state level findings for Alabama-Kentucky, Louisiana-North Dakota, and Ohio-Wyoming. Also available in separate files are the appendices which provide additional detailed data for Alabama-Kentucky, Louisiana-North Dakota, and Ohio-Wyoming.

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