According to The World Peace Herald, less than one third of Medicare beneficiaries plan to sign up for the new prescription drug benefit. This information is based on a survey of 821 seniors nationwide conducted by DSS Research in Fort Worth, Texas.
“It takes a lot more than a few ads or speeches to help […]
From The Washington Post:
In a four-year period, 106 heart patients at Palm Beach Gardens developed infections after surgery, according to lawsuits and government records. More than two dozen were readmitted with fevers, pneumonia and serious blood infections. The lawsuits included 16 patients who died.
How did Medicare, the federal health insurance program for the elderly, respond?
It […]
From Fox News:
Critics of the new Medicare Prescription Drug Program are pointing out that the program could save its members a lot more money by negotiating prescription drug prices as Veterans Affairs does. Researchers created a fictional patient that wouldn’t be eligible for Medicare’s extra assistance programs and compared pricing from Drugstore.com, Medicare Part […]
From the Cincinnati Business Courier:
The Kroger chain of grocery stores’ 1900 pharmacies are partnering with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to educate seniors about Medicare Part D and enroll them in the program.
Lincoln Lutz, Kroger corporate vice president of pharmacy, said Kroger’s pharmacists are committed to providing customers with the information they need […]
I found a USA Today article with a concise description of the new medicare prescription drug benefits. Here is a basic overview:
Seniors will have to choose from an array of insurance plans that do not yet exist. Initially, premiums will be about $37 per month. There will be a $250 deductible, […]
From The Boston Globe:
Many seniors are quite surprised at the amount of financial information required to seek assistance paying for the new prescription drug benefit going into effect in 2006.
‘We are running into a lot of people out in the community, at senior centers, who are confused,” said Sue Kirby, interim executive director of the […]
From The Washington Post:
President Bush and his mother, the former first lady Barbara Bush, met with Atlanta seniors yesterday to alert them to the benefits of the President’s new drug plan. Here are a few key points from the article:
Low-income seniors stand to benefit most, the administration says. People making less than $15,000 annually […]
I am launching this blog in an attempt to keep interested seniors up to date on the latest Medicare news, as well as the ever changing market of Medicare Supplement Insurance. I will be posting links to articles, commenting on them, and also trying to provide advice on how to make sure we all […]