United States Senate Special Committee on Aging

Hearings

Drugstore Surprise: The Impact of Drug Switching on Older Americans

July 20, 1999

This hearing will examine how MedicarePlusChoice plans manage their prescription drug benefit.

Date: July 20, 1999
Time: 2:30 p.m.
215 Dirksen

Statements of Committee Members

Witness Testimony

Mrs. Mary Jane Lathrop, a 77-year old Medicare beneficiary who learned at the pharmacy of her plan's decision to stop covering her blood pressure medication and had an adverse reaction to a substitute medication, Antelope, California.
Ms. Elizabeth Helms, Steering Committee Member and National Spokesperson, Citizens for the "Right to Know," a patient advocacy group, Sacramento, California.
Dr. William Scanlon, Director, Health Financing and Public Health Issues, U.S. General Accounting Office, Washington, DC
Mr. Richard Jones, President -- Medicare Programs, UnitedHealth Group, an HMO that notifies Medicare beneficiaries of changes in their drug coverage, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Hearings Drugstore Surprise: The Impact of Drug Switching on Older Americans July 20, 1999 This hearing will examine how MedicarePlusChoice plans manage their prescription drug benefit. Date: July 20, 1999 Time: 2:30 p.m. 215 Dirksen Statements of Committee Members Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman, Iowa Witness Testimony Mrs. Mary Jane Lathrop, a 77-year old Medicare beneficiary who learned at the pharmacy of her plan's decision to stop covering her blood pressure medication and had an adverse reaction to a substitute medication, Antelope, California. Ms. Elizabeth Helms, Steering Committee Member and National Spokesperson, Citizens for the "Right to Know," a patient advocacy group, Sacramento, California. Dr. William Scanlon, Director, Health Financing and Public Health Issues, U.S. General Accounting Office, Washington, DC Mr. Richard Jones, President -- Medicare Programs, UnitedHealth Group, an HMO that notifies Medicare beneficiaries of changes in their drug coverage, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Hearing Publications Committee on Aging Print: 106-12
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