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,...
clearly competing coverage hard plans
The thing to think about is, 'What coverage do you want?' ... These plans are clearly competing very hard for your business.
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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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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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People need to start by understanding what kind of coverage they have now.
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CMS has significant concerns about the GAO's finding. These individuals will get effective, comprehensive prescription-drug coverage when the new Medicare prescription-drug benefit begins.
agree certain date expect extend medicare return specific states systems turn work
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.
meeting track
We're very much on track for meeting that goal.
deep people rush time
People do have time to take a deep breath. They don't need to rush into a decision.
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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.
drop employers proven
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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There's no need to rush into this. There's plenty of time to make a decision ? and make a decision you can be confident about.
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We're definitely going to be ahead of the January predictions.
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We will reduce the wait times for beneficiaries and pharmacists in order to avoid any beneficiary leaving the pharmacy without prescriptions.