New Medicare Rules on Drugs Balance Access Against Costs
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The new drug benefit guarantees patients access to medicines while giving insurance companies potent tools to control costs.
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For the first time in its history, Medicare has begun to systematically make payments for new and expensive treatments and diagnostic tests conditional on agreement by companies or other groups
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Employees will be subject to stringent new restrictions on stock holdings, outside consulting, and other forms of income from drug companies under new regulations to take effect this week.
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Pharmacists have long been called on by customers to do more than just fill prescriptions. But drugstores, from giants like Rite Aid to smaller regional chains, are looking to expand their counseling programs and boost revenue - a trend that could be bolstered by the prescription-drug benefit that will become available to Medicare enrollees in 2006.
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Retirees lucky enough to have employer-sponsored health insurance will likely keep their prescription drug benefits in 2006, when Medicare launches its drug coverage, a new survey found.
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A U.S. 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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Some states are paying far higher prices than others for prescription drugs under the Medicaid program, but data that would help them get a better deal
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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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A senior Senate Republican said on  Sunday Congress should adjust the Medicare drug benefit to rein  in costs, even though President Bush has threatened to veto any  weakening of the plan.
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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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On Tuesday, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius announced that senior citizens and low-wage working Kansans now have access to lower cost prescription drugs from Canada and Europe.
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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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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.
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In Christopher Rowland's recent article, a Medicare official characterizes FDA drug labeling policy as setting ``minimum guidelines in terms of what people should be achieving" for red blood cell counts ( ``As kidney drug doses rise, so do warnings," Sept. 14 ).
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Cancer drug distributors are trying to charge storage and handling fees to the makers of the drugs, a move some consumer groups worry could undermine parts of the Medicare prescription benefit law meant to curb pricing abuses.
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A US group advising Medicare on its new prescription drug benefit released a proposal on Thursday that could determine how likely the latest medicines are to be covered for the elderly.
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Medicare patients will have more prescription drug coverage options next year as additional companies offer plans nationwide and many change current offerings, U.S. officials said on Friday.