State Medicare group takes watchdog, education roles
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The Illinois Foundation for Health Care helps the flow of services funded by Medicare, the federal health-care program for seniors, to beneficiaries in Illinois.
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A US 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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Nation needs government help to maintain competitive edge, group says.
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By Albany Times Union, N.Y.  Dec. 15--ALBANY -- The Elder Network of the Capital Region recently received more than $800,000 in state funding to establish sustainable, aging-prepared communities, which will serve as models to augment the state's long-term care policy reform initiatives.
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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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Nearly 2 million low-income Medicare participants could be switched to different insurance plans for their prescription drug coverage next year
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A Montgomery County hospital threatened with state fines and loss of Medicare funding after a patient's death from malnutrition is back in compliance with state and federal regulators.
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A U.S. group advising Medicare on the new government prescription drug benefit said on Monday it had submitted a final recommendation to the agency that could help determine which medicines will be covered for the elderly.
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State efforts to transform the nationâs health care system appear to be on a collision course with the Bush administrationâs latest budget proposal.
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The health insurer said it planned to reorganize into two divisions to meet the needs of the growing elderly population.
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NEW YORK  - Several states are considering  the use of video surveillance in nursing homes, to keep an eye  on residents and the care they receive.
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WASHINGTON Oct. 15, 2004 - A day before the first presidential debate, the government&#39;s health policy watchdog raised concerns that early mailings to seniors about the new Medicare prescription discount
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Government and health organization leaders on Monday urged Medicare beneficiaries to take advantage of new preventive benefits, saying the emphasis on prevention will save lives and billions of dollars in health care costs.
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NEW YORK  - A government-sponsored diabetes  education group launched a new campaign on Tuesday to address  what they say is one of the nation's growing health problems:  diabetes among the elderly.
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A Senate commission studying Maryland's medical malpractice crisis gave some ground yesterday on legal changes sought by Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) and endorsed the creation of a state fund that would subsidize doctors' insurance costs for the next four years.
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OTTAWA - Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty burnished his credentials as a guardian of medicare today, announcing nine new or expanded MRI clinics, while pursuing plans to bring for-profit MRIs into the public fold.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty burnished his credentials as a guardian of medicare Friday, announcing nine new or expanded MRI clinics, while pursuing plans to bring for-profit MRIs into the public fold.