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AARP Launches “Doughnut Hole” Calculator
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Jul 20th, 2009
This summer, more than one million older Americans will be forced into the Part D “doughnut hole” — a coverage gap in Medicare’s prescription drug program that leaves individuals on the hook for all of their own drug costs while still paying premiums. AARP is launching a new free online resource...
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Democrats Lay Out Health Agenda One Week Before Elections
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Oct 30th, 2006
In just over one week, Americans will go to the polls to elect the 110th Congress. Every seat in the U.S. House of Representatives is up for election, as well as about one-third of Senate seats. At this time, pollsters in both parties and national experts who monitor election outcomes are...
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VNAA Obtains Clarification on Infusion Therapy for Medicare/Medicaid Dual Eligibles
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Mar 6th, 2006
VNAA has learned that some of the new Medicare Part D plans did not understand their obligation to provide infusion drugs under their formularies and have had to be advised by CMS that such drugs must be covered. Moreover, many plans failed to establish relationships with infusion pharmacies...
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House Committee Holds Hearing on Part D Implementation
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Mar 6th, 2006
On Wednesday March 1st, CMS Administrator Mark McClellan testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health on the implementation of the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit. McClellan said that “enrollment is off to a strong start” with 5 million people enrolled who did...
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Medicare Provides Emergency Extension of Part D Transition Provisions
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Feb 21st, 2006
While the “success” of the Medicare Drug program can be debated, there is no denying that the transition of Medicaid/Medicare Dual Eligibles to the Medicare Drug Plan has been an unmitigated disaster. CMS has provided an emergency extension of the special transition provisions it had originally...
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CMS Releases List of Special Needs Medicare Advantage Plans
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Nov 21st, 2005
Although CMS is still refusing to release the names of those Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans that were approved for passive enrollment of Medicaid managed care patients, they have released a list of all the participating Special Needs Plans by State. VNAS should be aware that even absent...
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