New Medicare Today-KRC Research Survey Shows Nearly 9 Out of 10 Part D Enrollees Satisfied with Prescription Drug Program
Almost four years after the Medicare Part D prescription drug program went into effect, an overwhelming majority (88 percent) of America's seniors approve of their individual plan and coverage. In a national survey released this morning by the nonpartisan Medicare Today Coalition, 95 percent of seniors who used their plan and received prescriptions over the past year also reported that their plan has worked well, while 85 percent continue to find their monthly premium to be affordable.
"The original intention behind Medicare Part D was to provide health security and the highest-quality prescription drugs at a price that seniors could afford," Medicare Today co-chairs John Breaux, former U.S. Senator and Mary R. Grealy, president of the Healthcare Leadership Council, a coalition of the nation's leading healthcare companies and organizations, said in a joint statement. "Without question, the program has exceeded everyone's expectations."
The survey, conducted from October 16-25 by market research firm KRC Research, offers the latest evidence that seniors continue to see the prescription drug program as a success. The annual open enrollment period, in which Americans eligible for Medicare can add, drop or change their prescription drug coverage for 2010, begins on Sunday, November 15th.
Other key survey findings include: