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Posted in Prescription Savings by bbullock@burchfieldgroup.com (Brian Bullock and Rob Shelley) on April 17th, 2006
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In today's podcast, Bullock and his colleague Rob Shelley, vice president of The Burchfield Group, discuss what they have learned from their own research and from executives on the front lines - those who are wrestling with Part D coverage options for their retirees.
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"As we look ahead to Part D's second year, employers are still without the knowledge and infrastructure necessary to help them make the best decisions," Shelley said.
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"Opting to receive subsidy payments from the federal government, for example, certainly provides a significant amount of reimbursement, but it doesn't provide the same level of reimbursement that a prescription drug plan option offers," Shelley said.