News tagged with medical coverage
Improved drug coverage under Medicare associated with increases in antibiotic use
Antibiotic use appears to have increased among older adults whose prescription drug coverage improved as a result of enrolling in Medicare Part D, with the largest increases for broad-spectrum, newer and more expensive drugs, ...
Aug 09, 2010 |
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Experts analyze benefits, opportunities and challenges of Medicare Part D
The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Medicare Part D) added prescription drug coverage to Medicare beginning in January 2006. This has dramatically reshaped the prescription drug insurance ...
Jun 29, 2010 |
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Report: Employers to see 2011 medical costs jump
(AP) -- Companies that offer employee health insurance expect another steep jump in medical costs next year, and more will ask workers to share a bigger chunk of the expense, according to a new PricewaterhouseCoopers report.
Jun 14, 2010 |
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Students who have difficulties at medical school more likely to face
Doctors who are male, from lower income groups and have experienced academic difficulties at medical school are more likely to find themselves in front of the General Medical Council (GMC) for professional misconduct, according ...
Apr 28, 2010 |
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State payer mandates to cover cancer trials offer heterogeneous protection for patients
A 2001 federal law mandates care for Medicare-eligible patients enrolled in clinical trials; however, only 25 state laws cover clinical-trial related medical costs for non-Medicare patients, and these offer less protection ...
Mar 02, 2010 |
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Medicare 'Doughnut Hole' Causes Seniors to Skip Diabetes Meds
Medicare recipients with diabetes who have a gap in their Part D prescription drug benefits -- known as the “doughnut hole” -- have higher out-of-pocket drug costs and are less likely to stick to their medications than those ...
Jan 07, 2010 |
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House and Senate look to final health care talks
(AP) -- How many Americans will get subsidized medical coverage - plus who will pay for it - will be front-burner issues when Congress returns next month to complete President Barack Obama's health care remake.
Dec 27, 2009 |
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Understanding the pros and cons of health overhaul
(AP) -- Maybe you've been reading the health care bill in your spare time. Then perhaps you can answer this question:
Nov 28, 2009 |
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Senate health care bill to include public option (Update)
(AP) -- Health care legislation heading for the Senate floor will give millions of Americans the option of purchasing government-run insurance coverage, Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Monday, although ...
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Obama pitches health care plan in front of doctors
(AP) -- On the cusp of a key legislative push, President Barack Obama on Monday filled the Rose Garden with doctors supportive of his health care overhaul, saying "nobody has more credibility with the American ...
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Filling the gap: The importance of Medicaid continuity for former inmates
It is time for states to suspend, rather than terminate, the Medicaid benefits of inmates while they are incarcerated, say correctional health care experts from The Miriam Hospital in a commentary published online by the ...
May 18, 2009 |
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Most seniors have drug coverage, study shows
More than 90 percent of Americans age 65 and older have prescription drug coverage today, compared to 76 percent who were covered in 2004, according to a University of Michigan analysis. And poor seniors are just as likely ...
Feb 10, 2009 |
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