For Recipients of Medicare, the Hard Sell
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Federal officials are trying to cut down on aggressive or deceptive sales pitches for Medicare Advantage plans.
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A growing number of Oregonians are getting stuck with unpaid doctors' bills in insurance fraud cases, and regulators caution that it's buyers beware in an insurance market increasingly beset by scams targeting small businesses and the elderly.
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Most elderly and disabled people on Medicare will see their premiums rise to $93.50 a month next year, a 5.6 percent increase that is much lower than had been anticipated.
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The U.S. government will send  prescription drug discount cards to 1.8 million poor Medicare  patients who have yet to sign up for $1,200 in savings offered  over the next 14 months, officials said on Wednesday, in the  wake of criticism over the complexity of the scheme.
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The Bush administration's efforts to carry out the first phase of its Medicare law, providing drug discount cards to the elderly, have been plagued with difficulties.
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Filling the doughnut hole in Medicare drug plans would cost older people and the disabled about $40 a month more.
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Pharmacists, health experts and federal and state health officials are expressing &quot;serious concern&quot; about how nursing home residents will receive prescription drugs under the new Medicare law, the New York Times reports.
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The president's Social Security plan seems to be a tougher sell since he was enthusiastically greeted there last week.
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Whoever wins the election may have to make tough choices about Social Security's finances.
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The nation's insurance commissioners say the Bush administration has made misleading statements about the new Medicare drug benefit in an effort to persuade people to sign up.
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Many elderly and disabled Americans participating in the Medicare drug benefit next year will have more plans to choose from as the number of companies offering coverage nationwide jumps to 17.
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When people enroll in a Medicare drug plan later this year, the first option for paying their monthly premiums will no longer be through a deduction in their Social Security check. Instead, the government will encourage beneficiaries to pay insurers directly.
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The less medicine they take, the less likely the elderly were to enroll in a new Medicare drug plan, a signal that many senior citizens still don't view the program as insurance in case their health deteriorates.
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Be aware of the Medicare drug plan's gaps.
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The Medicare drug benefit has come in way under budget this year, which supporters boast is a testament to the benefits of competition.
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Q: I have heard that copies of the Medicare-Approved Drug Discount Card is being mass-mailed to seniors. Can you tell who will likely receive such a card and why?
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WASHINGTON - Far from the expected deluge, relatively few patients with cancer and other serious illnesses have applied for generous early Medicare prescription drug coverage.    The Bush administration was planning a lottery to determine who would get the 50,000 slots included in last year's Medicare prescription drug law...