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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-02-13 13:35 GMT: CVS Caremark/Universal American to end Medicare part D alliance at year-end 2008 (Interactive Investor)
BOSTON (Thomson Financial) - CVS Caremark Corp. and Universal American Corp. Wednesday said their strategic alliance covering the prescription pathway Medicare part D prescription drug plan program will end as of Dec. 31, 2008.

Medicare proposal targets affluent seniors (Deseret Morning News)
The federal government would charge affluent seniors more for drug coverage and require doctors and hospitals to use electronic medical records under proposals released Friday by the Bush administration to corral rising spending in the Medicare program.

Bush Proposes Linking the Medicare Drug Premium to Beneficiaries? Income (New York Times)
President Bush proposed legislation to increase drug premiums for higher-income Medicare beneficiaries, which he said would generate $3.2 billion over five years.

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