AP: Memo Warned About Medicare Cards
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WASHINGTON - A day before the first presidential debate, the government's health policy watchdog raised concerns that early mailings to seniors about the new Medicare prescription discount cards championed by President Bush were confusing or inadequate.   "We found that these beneficiaries received very little mail from drug card sponsors that would enable them to make an informed choice among cards," the Health and Human Services Department inspector general wrote in the Sept...
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The federal government would charge affluent seniors more for drug coverage and require doctors and hospitals to use electronic medical records under proposals released by the Bush administration yesterday to corral rising spending in the Medicare program.
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The Food and Drug Administration warned consumers on Tuesday not to buy or use nonprescription supplements known as Actra-Rx or Yilishen because they contain
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De facto federal CIO Karen Evans sent a memo to her agency counterparts seeking an update on their plans for complying with a presidential directive to issue smart ID cards to all employees and contractors starting in October.
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The cost of living adjustment intended to help more than 47 million Social Security recipients keep up with inflation is expected to be a tad larger in 2005 than it was this year, but the bad news is that much of the increase will be eaten up by higher Medicare premiums.
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DMV officials tell colleagues that now's the time to start plotting ways to counteract negative messages about the forthcoming ID cards.
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By Patricia Sabatini, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Jun. 8--Next time you find one of those electronic greeting cards in your  inbox from Hallmark, examine it carefully. Instead of offering good wishes, it  could be a phishing scam designed to steal your money, credit card numbers or  identity.
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Security weaknesses have left millions of elderly, disabled and poor Americans vulnerable to unauthorized disclosure of their medical and personal records, federal investigators said Tuesday.
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EDMONTON - Auditor General Fred Dunn fears health-care fraud and identity theft are occurring because the Alberta government has failed to properly keep track of more than two million duplicate or replacement health-care cards.
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Some federal employees are smarting over their smart-card treatment.
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Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine proposed legislation yesterday that would require companies to notify consumers if their Social Security numbers or other personal information were accidentally made public.
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Many experts are concerned that the new Medicare law will be unworkable for most Americans who live in nursing homes.
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U.S. regulators warned banks against  some types of credit card marketing, calling them potentially  unfair or deceptive.
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It's a new way to push for patient safety: Don't pay hospitals when they commit certain errors. Medicare will start hitting hospitals where it hurts in October, and other insurers are hot on the trail
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Think twice before assuming you're using the right card.
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Although special financing plans for health care carry risks, using regular credit cards to pay medical bills may be even more dangerous to household finances.
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The state will be the first in recent years to notify residents of the misuse of their Social Security numbers.