Uncertain Access to Needed Drugs: Florida’s Medicaid Reform Creates Challenges for Patients
July 2007
Authors: Joan Alker and Jack Hoadley
Published by: Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
This issue brief examines the prescription drug benefit available for Medicaid beneficiaries in Broward and Duval counties, the two pilot counties for Florida’s Medicaid reform program that began enrollment in September 2006. The research shows that half of the HMOs participating in the pilot are using the increased flexibility to limit their drug benefit. It also reports that beneficiaries, particularly those with disabilities and those who take multiple medications, have reported problems in accessing the prescriptions they need.
Download report (PDF) Download presentation (PowerPoint)This issue brief was released as part of the Assessing Florida’s Medicaid Reform project, conducted by researchers at Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute and funded by the Jessie Ball duPont Fund.