Bush Proposes Linking the Medicare Drug Premium to Beneficiariesâ Income
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President Bush proposed legislation to increase drug premiums for higher-income Medicare beneficiaries, which he said would generate $3.2 billion over five years.
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President Bush&#39;s signature accomplishment in health care was the passage of a Medicare reform bill last fall that provided, for the first time, coverage for prescription drugs.
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Over objections from some drug companies, the Bush administration unveiled a new feature on the Medicare Web site comparing prices for similar brand-name drugs.
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The former Medicare administrator should repay his government salary because of his efforts to keep higher estimates of the cost of a prescription drug plan from Congress last year, congressional investigators said Tuesday.
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Medicare will test the idea of paying for antiviral drugs for some patients who catch influenza, the U.S. government's health insurance plan for the elderly said on Friday.
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Taxpayers could save hundreds of millions of dollars a year if soaring Medicaid reimbursements for prescription medicines more closely matched
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Medicare, the U.S. insurance program  for elderly and disabled Americans, should lump the price of  anemia drugs with overall payments for kidney dialysis services  to improve efficiency and contain costs, according to a  government report released on Tuesday.
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The Bush administration said Medicare would soon pay for counseling to help beneficiaries stop smoking.
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There's one thing I think we can all agree on when it comes to President Bush's proposal to set up personal investment accounts as part of the Social Security program: As the saying goes, the devil is in the details, and the details are woefully lacking thus far.
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President George W. Bush plans to slow the growth in US health-care spending, which reached $1.7 trillion last year, by making workers more responsible for their medical costs.
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Two top administration officials Wednesday rebutted claims that costs could be lowered if President Bush would allow drug importation and permit the government to negotiate with drugmakers on behalf of senior citizens.
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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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Amid Social Security debate, this week's news on drug-benefit costs hint at a $27 trillion Medicare obligation.
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Health-care initiatives aimed at federal retirees and employees are under consideration in Congress and in the Bush administration.
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As some lawmakers clamor for letting  Medicare directly negotiate drug prices, Medicare's chief said  on Wednesday that the health program for the elderly could save  more money by letting the private sector set prices.
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WASHINGTON - The Bush administration said Wednesday that extra money it is paying Medicare managed care plans is leading to lower costs and better services for patients.
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DES MOINES, Iowa A mass mailing is under way nationwide to get Medicare-approved drug discount cards to low-income seniors. Officials say they targeted because they fall into an income bracket that makes them