US settles on regions for new Medicare plan
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In the first big step to make prescription drug benefits available to the elderly, the Bush administration said yesterday that it would carve the nation into 34 regions to administer
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Thanks to an infusion of millions of federal dollars to ailing Medicare managed-care plans, seniors across the country next week can choose from an enticing array of benefits for 2005.
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Officials agreed to send $14 billion in federal money over six years to the 13 provinces and territories that administer health care.
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THE REGION Study: Uninsured pay highest drug prices
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A "Welcome to Medicare" physical, diabetes screening and cholesterol screening aimed at catching common problems early are new benefits that will kick in this week.
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Roughly 19 million people are expected to reap some savings from Medicare&#39;s new prescription drug benefit, according to an independent analysis released Monday.
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U.S. Medicare officials sought a  compromise with private insurers on Monday by dividing the  country into more regions, a ruling that could encourage more  firms to broaden their health care plan offerings to the  elderly.
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Medical supply company PolyMedica Corp. has reached a tentative $35 million settlement with the federal government over alleged Medicare fraud.
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EDS U.S. Government in Herndon won a $92 million contract from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to administer and manage software applications that process Medicare claims in 12 states.
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Public health costs (Medicaid) are undermining development prospects for many state in the USA. In the state of Pennsylvania, 25% of its $51 billion budget will be dedicated to health care for the less well off.
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Tenet Healthcare Corp.  said on  Thursday it reached a $900 million deal with the federal  government to settle allegations it bilked Medicare, the U.S.  health insurance program for the elderly, lifting shares as  much as 9 percent.
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TORONTO - A new but potentially costly treatment for multiple sclerosis has received fast-track approval from the US Food and Drug Administration.
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The nation&#39;s top health officials redrew the map of the United States on Monday to entice private insurers to offer Medicare coverage in 2006, including prescription drug benefits.
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The U.S. government hopes to entice  companies into offering the elderly cost-saving prescription  drug benefits next year while making sure they have access to  most medicines, according to Medicare rules issued on Friday.
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KELOWNA, B.C. (CP) - The federal government will seek a flexible medicare-reform agreement that could include individual deals with provinces, Prime Minister Paul Martin said Wednesday.
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Steps aimed at cutting Medicare fraud and payment errors in half over the next four years were announced by US health officials on Monday.
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WASHINGTON - The Bush administration announced a proposal Monday to expand Medicare coverage for certain clinical trials for cancer drugs and pay cancer doctors to measure patient reaction to potent medication.