To better understand changes in the private plans providing drug coverage to Medicare beneficiaries under the program's Part D benefit, the Kaiser Family Foundation is issuing a series of data spotlights analyzing key elements of Medicare's private drug plans.  Each spotlight will focus on a key aspect of the drug plans that will be available to Medicare beneficiaries in 2008 and examine relevant trends since the Medicare drug benefit took effect in 2006.

These spotlights were prepared by a team of researchers at Georgetown University, NORC and the Kaiser Family Foundation.

 Medicare Prescription Drug Plans in 2008 And Key Changes Since 2006: Summary Of Findings

 Medicare Part D 2008 Data Spotlight: Ten Most Common Brand-Name Drugs

 Medicare Part D 2008 Data Spotlight: Low-Income Subsidy Plan Availability

 Medicare Part D 2008 Data Spotlight: Utilization Management

 Medicare Part D 2008 Data Spotlight: Formularies

Medicare Part D 2008 Data Spotlight: Specialty Tiers

 Medicare Part D 2008 Data Spotlight: Benefit Design

 Medicare Part D 2008 Data Spotlight: Premiums

 Medicare Part D 2008 Data Spotlight: The Coverage Gap

 Appendix with Methodology