The Elephant in the Florida 22nd: Medicare Prescription Benefit
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HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- Betty Priscak has voted for veteran Rep. E. Clay Shaw Jr. (R-Fla.) in every election he has been in, but now she thinks it is time for a change. Priscak, a 74-year-old in increasingly poor health, plans to vote for Ron Klein, Shaw's Democratic challenger, in November.
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Millions of older Americans are confronting a temporary break in their Medicare drug coverage this month that will require them to pay the full cost of their prescriptions or face the painful prospect of going without.
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The Bush administration will ask Congress to increase the monthly premiums that wealthier Medicare beneficiaries pay for prescription drug coverage, officials said Friday.
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Medicare premiums for doctor visits will rise about 17.4 percent next year, the Bush administration said yesterday. The $11.60-a-month increase is the largest in the program&#39;s 40-year history.
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Most large employers will maintain prescription drug benefits for retirees after the Medicare drug insurance program begins in 2006, but many will be at reduced levels, according to a study released Tuesday.
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Low-income Medicare beneficiaries are projected to reap substantial savings from the new Part D prescription drug benefit; however, others may pay as much or more for their prescriptions after implementation of the law, a new analysis released by The
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Medicare's new prescription drug  coverage should help most elderly, including some of the  poorest beneficiaries, save money, but nearly a quarter will  pay more for medicine, according to an analysis released on  Monday.
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Companies that provide Medicare   prescription drug coverage will offer most seniors cheaper   options for 2007 during an enrollment period next month, U.S.   officials said on Friday.
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Changes to Medicare have many seniors in a tailspin. Prescription drug cards, managed care, Medigap, Part B -- they can&#39;t sort it out on their own, and the constant barrage of targeted advertisements and slick-sounding come-ons don&#39;t help.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Despite absorbing three straight years of double-digit increases in retiree health-care costs, more than half of employers that offer retiree health and drug coverage plan to keep it when the Medicare prescription drug benefit
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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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NEW YORK  - Despite early criticisms, the Medicare Part D prescription drug plan has succeeded in boosting drug coverage among older Americans, especially for those who need it most, according to a University of Michigan analysis.
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Sept. 22, 2004 -- Medicare is preparing to directly mail prescription drug discount cards to 1.8 million low-income elderly beneficiaries.
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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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A new study confirms that the drug benefit being added to Medicare will provide significant help to elderly people with low incomes or very high drug costs.
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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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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.