According to an Associated Press Article, the amount of medicare patients that say they looked favorably upon the upcoming part d drug benefit has finally caught up with those that say they didn’t.
“The positive drum beat has caught up with the negative one,” said Drew Altman, president and CEO of the Kaiser Family Foundation, which […]
From the Cincinnati Enquirer:
Medicare plans to cut doctor fees by an average of 26 percent over the next six years, starting with a 4.3 percent cut effective Jan. 1. The AMA claims the cuts will force many doctors to limit how many new Medicare patients they accept.
“Physicians want to serve senior patients, but they cannot […]
North Carolina based Kerr Drug is launching a Medicare Part D Information Program as a service to their senior clients.
According to their press release:
Various organizations, some legitimate - others not - are bombarding seniors with various messages and directions on how to obtain this additional coverage. So many messages have been sent out that North […]
From the Baraboo News Republic:
Trish Vandre is the director of the Sauk County, Wisconsin Commission on Aging.
Vandre said area seniors, as well as their family members and care providers, should attend a session to gain a better understanding of the changes the new plan will bring. She said the changes will affect all people on […]
From The South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
Some younger people with critical illnesses (and other groups who get their drugs through various government subsidies) will start getting their prescription drugs through the new Medicare Part D Rx Benefit instead of Medicaid, their current source.
This makes a lot of people uneasy, as they are highly reliant on their current […]
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 […]
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 […]