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Believe it or not, a full year has gone by since the establishment of Medicare Part D (Medicare drug benefit), and after a highly confusing start to the sweeping program, the Chicago Tribune reports in this article that out-of-pocket expenses for patients dropped by 13.1% and prescription use increased by nearly 6%.
The savings was good news for patients in 2006, but it also contributed greatly to a $63.3 billion increase in Medicare spending for the federal government compared to 2005.
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