Rudolph Noemi V, Montgomery Melissa A
Office of Research, Development, and Information, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Mail Stop C3-21-28, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244, USA.
Inquiry. 2010 Summer;47(2):162-72. doi: 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_47.02.162.
This study seeks to understand how much beneficiaries knew about the Medicare prescription drug benefit (Part D) and low-income subsidy (LIS) programs and what their experiences were with the programs. Part D enrollees who automatically qualified for the LIS were less likely to report awareness that they could switch among different plans, had lower knowledge scores, and were more likely to have medications not covered by the plan compared to beneficiaries who applied for the LIS and others who enrolled in Part D but did not receive the LIS. Communication efforts to the LIS population, particularly for beneficiaries deemed automatically eligible for the LIS, need to continually make them aware of their benefits and protections in Part D.
本研究旨在了解受益人群对医疗保险处方药福利（D 部分）和低收入补贴（LIS）计划的了解程度以及他们参与这些计划的经历。与申请 LIS 的受益人和其他参加 D 部分但未获得 LIS 的人相比，自动符合 LIS 资格的 D 部分参保者不太可能报告知晓自己可以在不同计划之间切换，知识得分较低，并且其计划未涵盖的药物的可能性更高。针对 LIS 人群的宣传工作，特别是对于被视为自动符合 LIS 资格的受益人，需要持续让他们了解自己在 D 部分享有的福利和保护。
