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Amgen Foundation gives UCSF's pharmacy school $3.7M
San Francisco Business Times - 2:38 PM PST Friday

The Amgen Foundation gave $3.7 million to the UCSF School of Pharmacy to pay for a program to help elderly Californians pick Medicare prescription drug plans.

There are more than 70 of these drug plans in the state, most of which are Medicare Part D plans. Medicare Part D is the federal government's voluntary prescription drug insurance program for Medicare-eligible individuals. Each plan has its own list of covered drugs, co-pay amounts, monthly premiums, deductibles, coverage in the 'coverage gap,' and prior authorization process.

Called Partners in D, the three-and a-half year program will create a teaching system and outreach network for pharmacy school students and faculty members and community pharmacists. Under the grant, UCSF will work with the six other schools of pharmacy in California to be involved in the Partners in D program.

Partners in D will train student pharmacists who will, in turn, teach other health-care professional students about Me"