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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Ralph Klein is still in hot water over comments he made about people on the province&#39;s disabled assistance program. Klein visited several seniors lodges in Calgary Friday.
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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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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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HARRISBURG, Pa. - A veterinarian who told an elderly woman she would "rot in hell" for complaining to state regulators about how he euthanized her sick dog can't be disciplined, a Commonwealth Court panel ruled Tuesday. The court called Dr. James W.
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The Bush administration's efforts to carry out the first phase of its Medicare law, providing drug discount cards to the elderly, have been plagued with difficulties.
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Elderly clients thought they had every reason to trust Michael DelMonico as a financial counselor. After all, the Massachusetts insurance agent had become a "Certified Senior Adviser" in 2002, a credential he made sure to advertise on fliers sent to retirees.
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Medicare faces trillions of dollars of unfunded liabilities, but legislators are constantly tempted to increase benefits and thus spending.
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Barack Obama listened intently Wednesday as 65-year-old Sandra Burt poured out her troubles, a recent retiree and her husband without the money to cover a $2,900 monthly drug bill or even a full load of kerosene for heat.
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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.
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The less medicine they take, the less likely the elderly were to enroll in a new Medicare drug plan, a signal that many senior citizens still don't view the program as insurance in case their health deteriorates.
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The U.S. government insurance plan for the elderly and disabled will pay for doctors to run PET brain scans to diagnose Alzheimer's disease, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
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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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For a president who delivered more than $500 billion in drug and health benefits to people  older than 65, Bush is not enjoying an advantage with the beneficiaries of that largess.
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Don't count on your friendly brokerage to steer you to a comfy old age.
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What do you think of the Medicare drug discount-card program? (Check all that apply.). I&#39;m eligible but I don&#39;t use it. Biopsy results confirm a young Dublin man has contracted the human form of mad cow disease.
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Thanks to an infusion of millions of federal dollars to ailing Medicare managed-care plans, seniors across the country next week can choose from an enticing array of benefits for 2005.