Mark McClellan
Mark McClellan
Mark Barr McClellanis the Director of the Robert J Margolis Center for Health Policy and the Margolis Professor of Business, Medicine and Health Policy at Duke University. Formerly, he was a senior fellow and director of the Health Care Innovation and Value Initiative at the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at The Brookings Institution, in Washington, D.C. McClellan served as Commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration under President George W. Bush from 2002 through 2004,...
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They are overwhelmingly saying it is worth the effort, and they will get savings and security, and in many cases, more savings than they expected. And we have the resources to help any other senior who is interested in taking advantage of the same program.
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When you look at the people who say they don't plan to enroll, it's mainly because they already have coverage. They have coverage through a former employer or through a Medicare health plan, and that's just great.
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We expect the states to work with us and agree to turn off their Medicaid reimbursement systems and return to the Medicare system by Feb. 15. But we may be able to extend that date for certain specific states.
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We're very much on track for meeting that goal.
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Every day we're seeing more and more people get their prescription drugs smoothly, and we have other steps in place to make sure that anyone who is having difficulty can get the drugs they need.
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There had been predictions that employers would drop drug coverage, but that's proven wrong.
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We are supporting that effort through modifications in our payment system by not following the usual and standard Medicare and Medicaid rules,
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Since January, we've seen a steady, increasing rate of enrollment, and we expect to continue seeing that until May 15.
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Many people were expecting significant reduction in retiree coverage, which just hasn't happened.
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We've seen enrollment continue at a steady pace, faster than what we saw before the late December surge.
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People need to start by understanding what kind of coverage they have now.
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The alternative is having one drug plan that does not reflect what some want, and that costs more and offers less coverage than what is available now,
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Our surveys show that, 5-to-1, people are very satisfied with the program. For people who have had problems, we're finding the problems and fixing them.
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We're definitely going to be ahead of the January predictions.