Medicare to pay for counseling for smokers
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WASHINGTON - Medicare said yesterday it intends to pay for counseling to help some of the nation&#39;s 4 million older smokers kick the habit.
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WASHINGTON - The Bush administration announced a proposal Monday to expand Medicare coverage for certain clinical trials for cancer drugs and pay cancer doctors to measure patient reaction to potent medication.
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Home care provider will feel the pinch from lower Medicare reimbursement.
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After struggling for months to get Medicare beneficiaries to sign up for drug discount cards, the Bush administration said Wednesday that it would simply send the cards
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SUNDAY, Oct. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- A large Internet study designed to evaluate the best way to help smokers kick the habit is being sponsored by the American Cancer Society.
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Low-income seniors and working families without prescription drug coverage can begin applying Tuesday for a state discount card that will cut the cost of their medication by an average 20 percent a month.
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Elderly patients who show signs of  Alzheimer's will be able to get brain scans under the  government's Medicare program, U.S. officials said on Thursday,  a step which could lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment.
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A non-nicotine drug specifically designed to help smokers quit is approved for use on the NHS.
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TODAY, smokers across America will be attempting to kick the habit. The Great American Smokeout, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, tells why they should quit and instructs them on how to do so if only
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Nicotine vaccine looks to help smokers kick the habit.
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Even with Medicare, you'll end up paying nearly half of your health-care expenses, so if you don't have retiree coverage from your employer, you may want supplemental insurance. Make sure you have what you need.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- A doctor is leading a campaign aimed at requiring insurance companies to fund programs that would help people lose weight with exercise programs and diet counseling.
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MONDAY, Nov. 22 (HealthDay News) -- One part of the new Medicare drug plan passed by Congress earlier this year could live up to its advance clippings and save people a lot of money. But some people could end up spending more than &#36;750 out-of-pocket even after they participate in the program.
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Jane Fumich and her team visit Cleveland's churches, public housing holiday parties and ward club meetings trying to give away the government's money &#151; without much success. A year after the Medicare overhaul became law, the Bush administration is struggling to get the poor signed up for a drug discount card that comes with &#36;1,200 in aid between now and 2006.
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The Bush administration said Medicare would soon pay for counseling to help beneficiaries stop smoking, a major expansion of the services covered by the program.
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Few Employers Say They Will Drop Coverage In 2006 When Medicare Drug Law Is Implemented - As businesses struggle to control rising retiree health costs, they are asking their retirees to pay more and plan to do so again in 2005, according to a new survey
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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