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Medicare Rx Deadline: Change Unlikely
April 28, 2006 -- Congress is unlikely to approve extending the looming deadline for enrollment in Medicare Medicare's Part D prescription drug plan, congressional backers of the extension acknowledge. Part D enrollment is set to close May 15, after which seniors who sign up will have to pay a 1% pe
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Part D Pharmacy Wait Times Targeted
April 19, 2006 -- A new system for communicating to insurance companies will help seniors get faster service under Medicare's Part D prescription drug benefit, insurance and pharmacy groups said Wednesday. The groups announced that they had agreed on a way to standardize computer messages between dr
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Seniors Urged to Join Medicare Rx Plan
April 12, 2006 -- The Bush administration and private advocacy groups are making a push to enroll seniors in Medicare's new prescription drug benefit as a May 15 deadline looms. Groups said Wednesday that they would host up to 1,000 educational and enrollment events between now and next month's dead
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Senate Backs Part D Price Bargaining
March 16, 2006 -- The Senate on Wednesday approved granting the federal government the power to bargain with pharmaceutical manufacturers for lower prices under the Medicare prescription drug program. The vote, which came as part of a budget resolution, could signal a significant shift in Medicare p
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Fewer Delays for Medicare Drug Benefit
Feb. 13, 2006 - Fewer seniors are having problems getting their new Medicare prescription drug benefits, though up to one in 20 new beneficiaries still face delays, a top Bush Administration health official said Monday. As many as 10% of the 6.4 million seniors eligible for both Medicare and Medicai
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Medicare Faces Cuts in Bush Budget
Feb. 6, 2006 -- Medicare could face another $36 billion in cuts over five years under a budget proposal unveiled by President Bush on Monday. The cuts would come mostly in the form of reduced payments to hospitals, nursing homes, and other health care providers. But they would also be a part of a sa
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Lower Price Tag for Medicare Rx Plan
Feb. 2, 2006 -- Bush administration officials announced Thursday that the cost of the Medicare prescription drug benefit would be substantially lower than previously thought. The news of lower prices follows criticism of implementation of the new program; its first month has been marred by thousands
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House OKs Medicare, Medicaid Cuts
Feb. 2, 2006 -- The House gave final approval to a $39.5 billion budget-cutting package Wednesday, clearing the way for President Bush to sign into law approximately $15 billion in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid over the next five years. The bill passed the 435-member House by just two votes after se
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Medicare Rx Errors to Be Refunded
Jan. 26, 2006 -- Low-income seniors who have been forced to pay for medication covered by the new Medicare Part D plan will be reimbursed, government officials and representatives of the insurance industry said Thursday. Coverage problems have affected an estimated 10% of 6.2 million seniors whose d
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Government: Medicare Snafus Improving
Jan. 24, 2006 -- Bush administration officials said Tuesday that problems plaguing the first month of the Medicare prescription benefit are improving but warned patients and health providers to brace for more. Hundreds of thousands of patients using their Medicare drug benefits for the first time ha
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