 | Summary |
Description of the project or program
| Project name: | Implementation of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: What is Available to Rural Beneficiaries? |
| Funding: | U.S. Health and Human Services: Office of Rural Health Policy |
| Timeframe: | March 2005-August 2006 |
| Keywords: | Rural health, Medicare, Prescription drugs |
| Primary aim: | To study the distribution of Prescription Drug Plans available and the characteristics of these plans and the differences between urban and rural areas |
| Implementing agencies: | Policymakers |
| Intended audience : | General population |
The anticipated availability of products or processes is: August 2006
The primary objective of the dissemination effort is to: Increase knowledge
There are secondary objectives of the dissemination effort: n/a
The secondary objective(s) of the dissemination effort is/are to :
There are secondary objectives of the dissemination effort: n/a
The secondary objective(s) of the dissemination effort is/are to :
Description of the product(s)
Product 1
The nature of this product: White paper/reportThe primary users are:
--Policy makers
--General public
The effectiveness/quality of this product will be evaluated prior to dissemination using: No peer review.
Description how the product is innovative:
The first Policy Brief will be the first to outline Prescription Drug Plan availability, by region, and with an urban-rural comparison.
The product will be available for dissemination in: March 2006.
The product will be disseminated by:
--Journals
--Newsletters
--Newspapers, newsletters
--Website/interactive CD
Product 2
The nature of this product: White paper/reportThe primary users are:
--Policy makers
--General public
The effectiveness/quality of this product will be evaluated prior to dissemination using: No peer review.
Description how the product is innovative:
The second Policy Brief will be the first to focus on PDP plan benefit structure and will contain more detailed analysis of the PDP plans and the areas in which they operate, again focusing on geographic variation and testing for any urban-rural differential.
The product will be available for dissemination in: August 2006.
The product will be disseminated by:
--Journals
--Presentations (scientific or community)
--Newsletters
--Newspapers, newsletters
--Website/interactive CD
All details of program implementation were sufficiently documented for dissemination: Yes
Description of the evaluation of the dissemination:
We keep track of how many people access our website, and attend our briefings.
We keep track of how many people access our website, and attend our briefings.
Resources needed for the dissemination:
--Funding
--People
--Skills
--Technology
All these resources are available: No
--Funding
--People
--Skills
--Technology
All these resources are available: No
Ownership issues are involved: No