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Seniors urged not to leave pharmacy without RxJanuary 18th, 2006 by RespiteMatch.comBy Julie Appleby and Richard Wolf, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Stung by reports of widespread problems with Medicare’s new prescription-drug program, the nation’s top health care official said Tuesday that the government is on the case and counseled seniors: “Don’t leave the pharmacy without your drugs.” Insurers told to provide Medicare drugs-NY TimesJanuary 16th, 2006 by RespiteMatch.comMon Jan 16, 2006 12:08 AM ET WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The Bush administration has told health insurers under contract to the new Medicare drug plan that they must provide a 30-day supply of any drug a beneficiary was previously taking after tens of thousands of people were unable to get medicines promised by Medicare, the New York Times reported on Monday. Read the rest of this entry » Pataki Acts on Medicine for ElderlyJanuary 14th, 2006 by RespiteMatch.comBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS He directed the State Health Department to suspend current Medicaid rules for the next seven days and pay for prescription drugs for elderly residents who are eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare. California starts emergency program to pay for seniors’ medicineJanuary 13th, 2006 by RespiteMatch.comFriday, January 13, 2006 (01-13) 00:03 PST SACRAMENTO, (AP) — California will buy prescription drugs for senior citizens and the disabled who cannot get their medicine because of bureaucratic foul-ups under the new federal Medicare program, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced. New prescription program perplexes seniorsOctober 24th, 2005 by RespiteMatch.comLack of drug pricing info in new Medicare prescription program makes it difficult for seniors to choose plan BY RIDGELY OCHS The government’s roll-out of its $40-billion-a-year Medicare prescription drug plan has hit another snag. Feds OK Fla. Medicare Move to Managed CareOctober 21st, 2005 by RespiteMatch.comFeds Approve Florida Plan to Shift Thousands From Medicaid to Managed Care in Unprecedented Move By BILL KACZOR TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The federal government approved Florida’s plan to shift thousands of Medicaid patients into managed care, an unprecedented pilot program that could be expanded to include millions of poor and elderly people covered under the system. Part D confusion grows as details emergeOctober 18th, 2005 by RespiteMatch.comOctober 17, 2005 Medicare Part D, the new Prescription Drug program, has generated more questions as more materials are sent out by the private companies competing to get you to purchase their plans. Starting today, “Plan Finder” debuts on the www.Medicare.gov Web site to help you choose the most appropriate plan. Web-Based Comparison of Prescription Plans DelayedOctober 14th, 2005 by RespiteMatch.comMedicare Officials Reset Debut, Cite Religious Holiday By Christopher Lee Medicare officials delayed the rollout yesterday of an Internet-based tool that will allow seniors to comparison shop for prescription drug plans, saying that unveiling it on a religious holiday would have drawn charges of insensitivity. Read the rest of this entry » Help us Eliminate the Twenty-Four Month Medicare Waiting PeriodOctober 13th, 2005 by RespiteMatch.comMany people know that Medicare serves both older adults and people with disabilities. Few are aware that, for Medicare coverage to begin, Americans with disabilities must wait 24 months from their first Social Security disability income payment, which is five months after Social Security deems them disabled. Read the rest of this entry » Medicare Part D Drug Coverage: A Little Something For EveryoneOctober 11th, 2005 by RespiteMatch.com By Peggy Peck , MedPage Today Staff Writer Source News Article: New York Times MedPage Today Action Points Advise patients that all patients can get some benefit from the new drug coverage plan, but for many patients the benefit may be less than expected. Read the rest of this entry » Medicare’s drug benefit explainedOctober 3rd, 2005 by RespiteMatch.comCompanies can now tout the details of their plans and directly contact potential customers What in the world should you do about the new Medicare drug benefit? The program is about to get under way and more than 40 million Medicare beneficiaries are scratching their heads, asking themselves whether to sign up for the program and, if so, which of the dozens of plans to choose from. Read the rest of this entry » Humana, Blue Cross to introduce Medicare managed care plansOctober 3rd, 2005 by RespiteMatch.comBy Scott Shepard It’s been a decade since anybody has offered a Medicare managed care program in West Tennessee, but the coming of the new year will see two such plans followed by various permutations. Read the rest of this entry » Humana, Blue Cross to introduce Medicare managed care plansOctober 3rd, 2005 by RespiteMatch.comBy Scott Shepard It’s been a decade since anybody has offered a Medicare managed care program in West Tennessee, but the coming of the new year will see two such plans followed by various permutations. Read the rest of this entry » Seniors facing lots of benefits choicesOctober 1st, 2005 by RespiteMatch.comSeniors — and their children — can start poring over the vast array of choices being offered by health plans for Medicare next year. BY JOHN DORSCHNER Starting today, 43 new Medicare drug plans and about two dozen health maintenance organizations will begin bombarding South Florida seniors with details about their offerings. Read the rest of this entry » Medicare enrollees will be flooded with pitchesOctober 1st, 2005 by RespiteMatch.comBy Sarah Skidmore Beginning today, Medicare enrollees can expect an onslaught of television, mail and telephone advertising from insurers that want to sign them up for the new Medicare prescription drug program. “They are going to be deluged,” said Deane Beebe, spokeswoman for the Medicare Rights Center, an independent organization that helps seniors with Medicare. Read the rest of this entry » |
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