Policy Papers and Blogs by N. Lee Rucker

 

A (Global) Cornucopia of Clues to Optimize Medication Use, Health Affairs Blog, Jan. 6, 2015; with co-authors M. Holden, P. Aslani, R. Ahmed

 

The Goal is Optimized Patient Care, Pharmacy Times, Dec. 10, 2014

 

In Sickness and in Health: The Transformation of U.S. Retailers, Health Data Consortium Blog,
Oct.13, 2014

 

March Madness: Medicare Part D's Persistent Challenge and Opportunity, Health Affairs Blog, March 24, 2014

 

Your Role in "Choosing Wisely," AARP Blog, June 2013

 

Open Enrollment 2013: Medicare Part D Benefits Improve but Premiums and Cost-Sharing Rise in Many Popular Plans, co-author: Leigh Purvis, AARP Public Policy Institute, Nov. 2012

 

Communicating with Older Adults: An Evidence-Based Review of What Really Works, Gerontological Society of America, Co-author and Advisory Board member, Oct. 2012.

 

Medicare Part D's Medication Therapy Management: Shifting from Neutral to Drive, AARP Public Policy Institute, June 2012

 

Medicare Part D Open Enrollment for 2012, co-author: Leigh Purvis, AARP Public Policy Institute,
Nov. 2011

 

$4 Generics: How Low, How Broad, and Why Patient Engagement is Priceless, Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, Vol. 50, No. 6, Nov.-Dec. 2010

 

Medicare Part D Open Enrollment: Tough Choices for 2011 as Plans Change, Costs Shift,
co-author: Leigh Purvis, AARP Public Policy Institute, Nov. 2010

 

Medicare Beneficiary Costs Set to Rise for Part D Drug Benefit in 2010, co-author: Leigh Purvis, AARP Public Policy Institute, Nov. 2009

 

The GINA Law: Consumer Protection in a new Era of Genetic Testing, AARP Public Policy
Institute, May 2009

 

Risk, Respect, Responsibility: Educational Strategies to Promote Safe Medicine Use,
Journal of Medical Systems, Vol. 27, No. 6, Dec. 2003