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NBER: Fwd: interest in research on new Medicare drug benefit
Subject: Fwd: interest in research on new Medicare drug benefit
From: Joan Stillwell (stillwel@nber.org)
Date: Thu Mar 24 2005 - 11:52:54 EST
Dear Aging Program Members:
David Wise asked that I forward this message, which describes a
current research interest of the Behavioral and Social Research office at
the National Institute on Aging.
--Joan Stillwell
>From: "Haaga, John (NIH/NIA)" <haagaj@mail.nih.gov>
>To: "Haaga, John (NIH/NIA)" <haagaj@mail.nih.gov>
>Cc: "Suzman, Richard (NIH/NIA)" <SuzmanR@nia.nih.gov>,
> "Phillips, John (NIH/NIA)" <PhillipJ@nia.nih.gov>,
> "Elias, Jeffrey (NIH/NIA)" <eliasj@nia.nih.gov>
>Subject: interest in research on new Medicare drug benefit
>Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 15:03:47 -0500
>
>Richard Suzman (who is traveling overseas) asked me to alert you to our
>interest in research on the new Medicare drug benefit.
>
>The public communications plan for the benefit will start up this year. The
>dually eligible (Medicaid-Medicare) will be automatically enrolled early in
>2006, and other Medicare beneficiaries will be asked to select among what
>might be a large number of different plans, many with novel provisions like
>the "doughnut hole".
>
>NIA research could deal with topics like which groups end up with better
>coverage and appropriate drug use than they had before; how variation in
>cognitive abilities affects understanding and choice; and ultimately the
>effects on the health of the older population (including effects on other
>health expenditures).
>
>We expect this to be an area of continuing interest for the BSR program,
>possibly the subject of one or more program announcements, and we'd love to
>get your ideas for research and data collection priorities.
>
>Thanks - John Haaga
>
>John G. Haaga
>Deputy Associate Director
>Behavioral and Social Research
>National Institute on Aging
>Gateway Bldg. suite 533
>7201 Wisconsin Avenue
>Bethesda Maryland 20892
>
>phone 301-496-3131
>fax 301-402-0051
>HaagaJ@mail.nih.gov
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