Medicare Drug Plan Cost $32 Billion in 2006
Thursday, November 1st, 2007
Copyright © 2007 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. THURSDAY, Nov. 1 — 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.
