Medicare Drug Plan Cost $32 Billion in 2006

Seniors filled 158 million more prescriptions after program’s launch, study found
By:  Robert Preidt
THURSDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) — In 2006, introduction of the U.S. Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit increased the number of seniors’ prescriptions by 158 million, at a cost of $32 billion to Medicare, a new study concludes.
Reporting in the November/December issue [...]