Medicare Lays Out Regions for Coverage
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US Medicare officials said on Monday they will divide US coverage areas into 26 regions as part of the agency&#39;s efforts to have private insurers cover more of the nation&#39;s elderly.
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ST. PAUL - Minnesota officially joined six other states Thursday in a prescription-drug-purchasing pool aimed at getting cheaper medicine for people in the Medicaid program.
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US 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
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WASHINGTON - The Bush administration says it plans to carve the country into multiple coverage regions to get private insurers to offer Medicare prescription drug plans and comprehensive health benefits beginning in 2006.
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Around the United States, there are perplexing geographic variations in medical expenses and the quality of care.
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The new law has touched off a battle between insurance companies and drug companies that could determine how many medicines will be readily available to Medicare beneficiaries.
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The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Tuesday proposed expanding coverage for costly devices to restore normal heart rhythms to a much broader population of heart patients.
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A key component of the new Medicare reform law calls for private insurers to expand their role in Medicare so they would serve large multistate regions.
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Its new insurance mandate kicks in July 1. Some see a model for the rest of the US.
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Massachusetts health insurers are promoting a new type of Medicare coverage for seniors in 2008 that potentially offers better coverage than traditional government-sponsored Medicare. The new plans, called private fee-for-service, also raise questions about the long-term direction of Medicare because they cost more than traditional coverage but are not held to higher quality and efficiency standards.
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AUSTIN - Almost half of the Texas children who left the state&#39;s health insurance program as a result of budget cuts found coverage elsewhere, about a third of them through Medicaid, according to a survey the Health and Human Services Commission released
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The U.S. Medicare program will charge   lower than expected premiums next year in the U.S. health   insurance plan for the elderly, but wealthier recipients for   the first time will pay more for doctor visits and other care   outside the hospital.
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Medicare beneficiaries will have more options for prescription drug coverage in 2007, officials said.
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A U.S. group charged with helping to develop Medicare guidelines released a proposal on Thursday classifying medicines in groups that could determine how likely certain drugs would be covered under a new prescription drug benefit.
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The Bush administration has devised a plan to make Medicare drug benefits available to the elderly in 2006 by dividing the nation into 34 regions, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
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U.S. Medicare officials on Thursday proposed expanding their coverage of carotid artery stenting procedures to prevent strokes, an agency statement said.
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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.