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The Effect of Medicare Part D on Drug and Medical Spending
New England Journal of Medicine, 07/02/09
Zhang Y et al. - Enrollment in Medicare Part D was associated with increased spending on prescription drugs. Groups that had no or minimal drug coverage before the implementation of Part D had reductions in other medical spending that approximately offset the increased spending on drugs, but medical spending increased in the group that had more generous previous coverage.
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