Medicare Prescription Drug Program Success?
The Medicare prescription-drug benefit, the biggest expansion of a social program since the Great Society of the 1960s, was panned by critics when it was in previews. Now, after a year's run, the elderly audience seems to be applauding,
Pharmacists, Advocates Raise Concerns About Potential Prescription
Reuters : Reuters examined revisions to Medicare prescription drug plans for 2007. In related news, CMS officials have promoted the Medicare prescription drug benefit by “pointing to defections” from a Department of Veterans Affairs
Government Negotiated Drug Prices Not Needed; Smart Shopping Can
According to the study, seniors can also use smart shopping techniques in selecting a Medicare prescription drug plan. Many Medicare managed care plans include drug coverage, but some limit coverage of brand-name drugs, and some require
Posted on Dec 5, 2006 WASHINGTON—The Medicare p
WASHINGTON—The Medicare prescription drug benefit was designed only tangentially to provide medicine to the elderly. Its distinction is that it stands as a totem to the Republican Party’s uncontrollable urge to use tax money to prop up
The Human Cost of Federal Price Negotiations: The Medicare
The Human Cost of Federal Price Negotiations: The Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit and Pharmaceutical Innovation Source: The Manhattan Institute “In the short run, federal price negotiations would allow some consumers to receive
Medicare Prescription Drug woes
I didn’t think the Medicare Prescription Drug benefit could get any worse. Turns out, I just didn’t wait long enough:. Many prescription drug plans are changing benefits. Beneficiaries are changing from one plan to another.
Making The Most Of The Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
The Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: meeting the needs of seniors and providing real healthcare choice
Nice Jonah Goldberg column on Medicare. In 2000, when the
All of them were entitled to Medicare, most had other insurance, and four out of five of them already had prescription-drug coverage by a third-party provider. Yes, some poor seniors needed help, but as a group, old people spent more of
Medicare Prescription Drug Disaster: Bush Still Doesn’t Get It
Millions of retired seniors say they went to the polls because they are extremley dissatisfied with the Medicare prescription drug plan Bush and his Republican cronies rammed through Congress in 2003. As the Alliance for Retired
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Guide: How to Choose Your 2007 Plan
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Guide: How to Choose Your 2007 Plan Source: America’s Health Insurance Plans From press release:. The website includes the following user-friendly features to allow for easy decision-making:
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