Medicaid drug coverage

Scholesberg, C. and S. Jerath, "Fact Sheet Prescription Drug Coverage Under Medicaid," National Health Law Project, 2002 (1999). 

Smith, Mickey C., ed. Studies in Pharmaceutical Economics. New York Haworth Press, 1996. Although a bit dated, the issues addressed here generally apply today. For example, chapters on Medicaid drug cost containment, insurance coverage and physician prescribing, and the economics of prescription drug advertising continue to have relevance. The technical nature of the material makes it of most interests to scholars and academics, however. 

There are some Medicare Health Plans that cover prescription drugs. You can also check into getting a Medigap or supplemental insurance policy for prescription drug coverage. Medicaid may also help pay for prescription drugs for people who are eligible. ... 

Its mission is to ensure effective, up-to-date health care coverage and quality care for beneficiaries of Medicare and Medicaid, two programs that provide prescription drug benefits. 

A.D. Zechnic, M. Greenlick, D. Haxby and J. Mullooly, Elimination of over the counter medication coverage in the Oregon Medicaid population the impact on program costs and drug use, Medicare 36 (1998), 1283-1294. 

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