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Should Medicare Adopt the Veterans Health Administration Formulary?Austin FraktGovernment of the United States of America - Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); Boston University - School of Medicine; Boston University - School of Public Health Steven D. PizerBoston University - School of Public Health; Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Roger FeldmanUniversity of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Department of Economics April 14, 2011 Health Economics, April 2011 Abstract: Since January 2006 all Medicare beneficiaries have been eligible to obtain outpatient prescription drug coverage through private stand-alone drug plans (PDPs). We estimate a model of beneficiary demand for PDPs and use it to compute the loss of consumer surplus due to tightening PDP formularies to the level found in the Veterans Health Administration (VA). Under a generous assumption of cost savings attributed to increased bargaining leverage associated with exclusion of more drugs from formularies, we find the loss in consumer surplus to be smaller than the financial savings that could be shared between Medicare and beneficiaries. According to our estimates, Medicare beneficiaries could be compensated for the loss in consumer surplus associated with tighter PDP formularies with the savings generated by such formularies.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 23 Keywords: Medicare, Part D, prescription drugs, welfare analysis, formulary, VA JEL Classification: I18, D6 Accepted Paper SeriesDate posted: April 25, 2011Suggested CitationContact Information
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