Web-Based Audio Conference on Five Years of Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage /
Opportunities for Benefit Reform
Janurary 28, 2010 | 12:00 - 1:30 pm EST

Overview /

The Medicare prescription drug benefit market has evolved considerably in its five years of operation. Market leaders have consolidated their foothold, but changes in Medicare Advantage present plans with new risks. Consumers have been granted choice of plans and benefit designs with high satisfaction, but most have experienced a significant increase over five years in what they pay out of pocket for the benefit. For low-income seniors, access to medications has been accompanied by market instability and critical differences in plans’ formularies, highlighting issues in covering poorer people in private markets that current reform bills attempt to address.

Join Avalere Health for a 90 minute interactive audio conference that will discuss:

• Top five major market trends that have emerged over the first five years of Medicare Part D
• Where will the market head in future years?
• How will health plans continue to evolve their benefit designs to achieve consumer loyalty and profitability?
• What reforms will CMS aim to implement to ensure market stability and protection for beneficiaries?
• What other legislative or regulatory moves may be on the horizon as it relates to reforming the Medicare prescription drug benefit?

• Nora Super, Director of Federal Government Relations for Health and Long-term Care, AARP
• Khoa Nguyen, Senior Manager, Avalere Health
• Cynthia Tudor, Director, Medicare Drug Benefit and C&D Data Group, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Questions /

Please view our web-based audio conference Frequently Asked Questions.

For information, please call Tom Moreno at 202.207.3471 or email tmoreno@avalerehealth.net.

Cancellation Policy: To receive a refund, notice is required at least seven business days prior to the audio conference. With proper notice, fees are refunded minus a $40 service fee. No refunds are given for cancellations received with less than seven days notice. Avalere Health reserves the right to cancel or reschedule an audio conference due to unforeseen circumstances.