Doggedly Persistent, Untying Medicare Knots for the Elderly
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Frederic Riccardi is an attack dog disguised as a health insurance counselor.
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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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Dr. Sidney M. Wolfe, the drug safety gadfly, is on something of a roll.
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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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The US government has announced a record increase in Medicare premiums for 2005, and all depending which side you&#39;re on in the Presidential race, it&#39;s either an enhanced package for senior citizens, or the elderly population is being socked with the
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The health insurance salesman who came to Gloria Young's house made a strong pitch. His company's private Medicare plan could meet her needs just as well as her current insurer, and much more cheaply.
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Christopher A. Warner says he considers himself something of a maverick, a caring physician willing to challenge medical orthodoxy in order to help women.
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A PROMISE of free hospital care for Australians 75 and over is the cornerstone of Mark Latham&#39;s $3.7 billion bid for the hearts and minds of older voters - and the keys to The Lodge.
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WASHINGTON -- Filling the doughnut hole in Medicare drug plans would cost seniors and the disabled about $40 a month more.
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Here is a clip-and-save fact that symbolizes America&#39;s long-term financial dilemma: According to government estimates, the ultimate drain from the new Medicare prescription-drug benefit will be greater than the current national debt.
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WASHINGTON One day after President George W. Bush touted his efforts to help the elderly cope with increased medical expenses, US officials announced the largest premium increase in the Medicare program&#39;s history, raising the monthly expense $11.
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Dogs are receiving groundbreaking drugs or other treatments for cancer, a leading cause of death in older dogs.
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A retired hospital administrator and instructor, she has spent the past few months getting seniors up to speed on the federal program&#39;s discount drugs cards, available this and next year before
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The figure, which provides the first glimpse of the true cost of the Medicare drug benefit, could touch off a political uproar.
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Old dogs may really find it hard to learn new tricks, a study of how memories form has suggested.
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Home care provider will feel the pinch from lower Medicare reimbursement.
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The anti-industry crusader targets pharmaceuticals.