KFF Updates Part D State by State Information

  Kaiser has updated its interactive online resource, the Medicare Health and Prescription Drug Plan Tracker,which provides local, regional and national information about MedicareAdvantage and stand-alone prescription drug plans. The Tracker allowsusers to examine current data as well as historical trends in MedicareAdvantage plans, and also compare one state or county to others. Italso enables users to look up quick facts about the 1,429 stand-aloneprescription drug plans offering Medicare benefits in 2006, includingthe number of participating plans, range of monthly premiums, share ofplans with no deductible, and share of plans with a coverage gap.