State Medicaid Outpatient Prescription Drug Policies:  Findings from a National Survey, 2005 Update

State Medicaid Outpatient Prescription Drug Policies: Findings from a National Survey, 2005 Update

This survey of state Medicaid pharmacy programs supplements surveys conducted in 2003 and 2000 and reports Medicaid prescription drug policies in effect in early 2005. It covers key elements of utilization management, drug purchasing and potential impacts of the implementation of the Medicare prescription drug benefit.

Report (.pdf)

Executive Summary (.pdf)