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Archive---Headlines
for Medicare and Part D
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were published on the web by various media. |
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Current part D news go to:
Tips-Medicare,
Part D Charts, or
Part D Fiasco
or
I'm Falling Into the Doughnut Hole |
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2009
Most recent approximately first
Newer
Articles may still be on the
Medicare
page
If
links do not work, it is most likely
because the original site no longer offers the article. |
Medicare does many things very well
The
Tennessean - Nashville,TN,USA May 19, 2009
... insolvency of the Part A Hospital Trust Fund, and
increasing premiums and limited Part D drug benefits,
Medicare also does many things well, ... |
The Biggest Threat Your Retirement Has
Ever Faced
Motley
Fool - USA May 18, 2009
Given those concerns, we'd all rather not hear about
the looming problems now facing traditional retirement
backstops Social Security and Medicare. ... |
Medicare may test 'value-based'
coverage design
FierceHealthcare - Washington,DC,USA May
18, 2009
Statistics show that the Medicare Part D population
takes five prescription drugs per day on average, and
almost 20 percent aren't able to fill a ... |
'Medicare-for-all' cure for health woes
Houston
Chronicle - United States February
7, 2009
John Conyers, D-Mich., and cosponsored by 93 other
members of Congress. Its features are: automatic
enrollment for everyone; comprehensive services
covering ... |
Democrats Fire a Shot on Medicare
Prescription Drug Coverage Reform
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
February 6, 2009
Medicare recipients have been able to purchase drug
coverage since 2006 under Medicare Part D, which
provides for federal subsidy of prescriptions. ... |
The Gregg bombshell
San
Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA February 4,
2009
Obama has said he'd rather be a one-term president who
gets something done than a two-term caretaker.
Everyone, including Obama, knows Medicare spending is
... |
Seniors in Medicare's doughnut hole
decrease use of meds
EurekAlert (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
February 3, 2009
3 – Beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Part D who
reached a gap in health care coverage known as the
"doughnut hole" were much less likely to use ... |
Covering the Bases: Seminars offer tips
to avoid fraud against seniors
Annapolis
Capital - Annapolis,MD,USA February 2,
2009
Q: What drugs are not covered by Medicare Part D? A:
Prescription drugs that are covered by Medicare Part A
or Part B are not covered by Part D plans. ... |
Insurers overcharged Medicare for
prescriptions, report finds
The Miami
Herald - FL,USA February 2, 2009
The program's nearly 27 million beneficiaries
generally pay for the coverage, known as Medicare Part
D, through a monthly premium that's deducted from
their ... |
Liberal Groups Seek Single-Payer Health
Care Bill
CQPolitics.com - Washington,DC,USA January
30, 2009
John D. Dingell , D-Mich., introduces a bill in every
Congress that would expand Medicare to cover all
Americans. But the proposals have never been ... |
Leading Seniors Organization Applauds
New Part D Proposal In Congress
Medical
News Today (press release) - UK January
29, 2009
... creates a prescription drug program managed by
Medicare while also requiring the government to
negotiate for lower drug prices. "Part D has provided
a ... |
Part D helps drug companies the most
Chicago
Daily Herald - Chicago,IL,USA January 28,
2009
Medicare Part A (hospital) and Part B (outpatient
care) are administered by the government. Medicare
Part D is administered by insurance companies. ... |
Unfair drug costs should be countered
Statesman
Journal - Salem,OR,USA January 25, 2009
Therefore, Medicare Part D is a partial return of that
subsidy by the US government. Most countries would
love to have the American pharmaceutical industry. ... |
Why does Medicare have to be confusing?
Nashua Telegraph - Nashua,NH,USA
January 25, 2009
Part D drug plans must be standardized into one
formulary, which everyone already thinks is the case
anyway. Private companies can argue it out for ... |
Andrew Sullivan Aims His Machete At The
Heads Of Senior Citizens
Culture11
- Alexandria,VA,USA January 20, 2009
... selling free market pharmaceutical policies to
senior citizens- policies other than the ones which
execute Medicare Part D as required in the program?
... |
Obama, Reid take dead aim at Medicare
HMOs
The Hill
- Washington,DC,USA January 14, 2009
By Jeffrey Young Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.)
had no qualms expressing his low opinion of private
health insurance plans in Medicare. ... |
Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment
Offers One-Time Chance to ...
PR Web
(press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA January
12, 2009
For example, Gada explained, an individual with
Medicare Part D coverage who has been prescribed a
costly medication may want to consider finding a
Medicare ... |
Medicare rule change could save seniors
hundreds of dollars next year
The Plain
Dealer - cleveland.com - Cleveland,OH,USA
January 11, 2009
Millions of seniors could each save hundreds of
dollars on prescriptions next year under a Medicare
Part D change announced last week. ... |
Saul Friedman | Gray Matters
Newsday -
Long Island,NY,USA January 10, 2009
But AARP, which argued the legislation was the best
deal possible, became Part D's leading private
insurer. In 2002, according to its financial
statement, ... |
Feds modify Medicare drug plan
YourWestValley.com - Sun City,AZ,USA
January 7, 2009
The rule revises Medicare's definition of negotiated
prices by requiring drug plan sponsors under Part D to
use the amount paid to a pharmacy as the basis ... |
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