Medicare drug premiums to remain stable in 2011
Published:Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:23:45 -0700  
CMS says a slight rate increase for Part D insurance, combined with discounts required by the health reform law, will make medications more affordable....

AARP Warns Of doughnut Hole Check Scams
Published:Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:08:45 -0700  
U.S. seniors in Medicare Part D get their $250 doughnut hole checks in the mail, and people who say they can help get the checks are scammers, AARP warns....

Sebelius Announces 1 Million Medicare Beneficiaries Have Received Prescription Drug Cost Relief Under The Affordable ...
Published:Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:19:22 -0700  
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that more than 1 million Medicare beneficiaries have received prescription drug cost relief through the Affordable Care Act. As part of the health insurance reform laws step-by-step efforts to close the Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage gap, eligible beneficiaries who fall in this donut hole this year ......

Medicare: Sadly, You Can Still Pay a Bundle
Published:Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:23:26 -0700  
For those of us in our 50s and 60s, age 65 looks like goalpost shining in the sun. At 65, you are eligible for Medicare and can set aside worries about the cost of health care. But its not really that simple. While Medicare can cover the lions share of most peoples medical expenses, it doesnt cover everything, and its not entirely free. There are ways to reduce the costs, but many people ......

Medicare To Cover Evidence-Based Tobacco Cessation Counseling
Published:Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:17:41 -0700  
People who want to give up smoking may be entitled to Medicare cover for evidence-based cessation counseling, the HSS (Department of Health and Human Services, USA) announced. Before this announcement, only individuals with a tobacco-related disease were entitled to Medicare cover for counseling to give up smoking. From now on, the HSS says any individual covered by Medicare who smokes will be ......

CMS Administrator Donald Berwick to Speak at AMGA National Summit on ACOs
Published:Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:34:35 -0700  
The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) today announced that that the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Donald M. Berwick, M.D., M.P.P., will deliver a keynote address at the IQL 2010: AMGA National Summit on ACOs. The plenary session will take place on Wednesday, September 29 in Hollywood, Florida. Dr. Berwick will be discussing his vision for CMS and ......

Medicare Beneficiaries receive prescription drug cost relief by Affordable Care Act
Published:Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:48:33 -0700  
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that more than 1 million Medicare beneficiaries have received prescription drug cost relief through the Affordable Care Act....

Maker of Botox Settles Inquiry on Off-Label Marketing
Published:Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:21:33 -0700  
Allergan agreed to pay $600 million to settle charges that it illegally promoted and sold Botox through 2005 for unapproved uses like treating headaches and spasms....

Virginia entities OKd for early-retirement insurance program
Published:Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:30:24 -0700  
Nearly four dozen Virginia companies, governments and unions have been approved for a temporary federal program that will help employers pay high-cost claims of early retirees not yet eligible for Medicare. Chesterfield and Henrico counties governments, Dominion Resources Inc. and Altria Client Services Inc. are among the 45 Virginia applicants ......
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Medicare drug premiums to remain stable...
Published:Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:23:45 -0700
CMS says a slight rate increase for Part D insurance, combined with discounts required by the health reform law, will make medications more affordable.......
AARP Warns Of doughnut Hole Check Scams...
Published:Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:08:45 -0700
U.S. seniors in Medicare Part D get their $250 doughnut hole checks in the mail, and people who say they can help get the checks are scammers, AARP warns.......
Sebelius Announces 1 Million Medicare B...
Published:Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:19:22 -0700
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that more than 1 million Medicare beneficiaries have received prescription drug cost relief thr......
Medicare: Sadly, You Can Still Pay a Bu...
Published:Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:23:26 -0700
For those of us in our 50s and 60s, age 65 looks like goalpost shining in the sun. At 65, you are eligible for Medicare and can set aside worries about the cost of health care. Bu......
Medicare To Cover Evidence-Based Tobacc...
Published:Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:17:41 -0700
People who want to give up smoking may be entitled to Medicare cover for evidence-based cessation counseling, the HSS (Department of Health and Human Services, USA) announced. Bef......