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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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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WASHINGTON - A day before the first presidential debate, the government's health policy watchdog raised concerns that early mailings to seniors about the new Medicare prescription discount cards championed by President Bush were confusing or inadequate.   "We found that these beneficiaries received very little mail from drug card sponsors that would enable them to make an informed choice among cards," the Health and Human Services Department inspector general wrote in the Sept...
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Two congressional committees said yesterday that they would investigate business practices at nursing homes owned by private investment groups.
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A private government watchdog organization said yesterday that nearly 100 chairmen and ranking minority members of House committees used their positions to benefit their families, including employing relatives for campaign or consulting work.
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A working group made up of members from three organizations plans this month to release guidelines for complying with the data security requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
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New York State regulators are looking into WellCare Health Plans Inc's  activities as they relate to the state's Medicaid program, a person familiar with the investigation said on Tuesday.
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The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association and America&#39;s Health Insurance Plans have sent separate letters to the Bush administration &quot;stat[ing] emphatically&quot; that to entice private insurers to participate in Medicare, the federal government will have to
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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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For more than a year, officials who run Social Security and Medicare have struggled to mesh their computer systems.
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Gov.-elect John Lynch gave a vote of confidence to state Health and Human Services Commissioner John Stephen yesterday and said he now has an open mind on Stephen&#39;s Granite Care Medicaid reform plan.
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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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Steps aimed at cutting Medicare fraud and payment errors in half over the next four years were announced by US health officials on Monday.
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Insurance companies participating in Medicare have been allowed to keep tens of millions of dollars that should have gone to consumers, Congressional investigators said.
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The nation&#39;s top health officials redrew the map of the United States on Monday to entice private insurers to offer Medicare coverage in 2006, including prescription drug benefits.
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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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State insurance commissioners in the southeast and across the US consulted with each other during a conference call and will soon form a steering committee to coordinate a multi-state effort to investigate whether or not rigged bids and price fixing are a