Avalere Study Shows Medicare Part D Helping People with Type 2 Diabetes; Warns People with Diabetes of Probability of ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Medicare Part D has improved drug coverage and lessened the financial burden for many beneficiaries with type 2 diabetes, says a new study released today by Avalere Health at its Forum on Diabetes event.

Medicare Announces Expanded Coverage for Anticoagulation Patients, Opening the Door for More Patients to Test PT/INR ... (PRWeb)
Medicare Part B will now cover and pay for meter training, equipment and supplies for all long-term warfarin users who monitor their own PT/INR results at home with portable meters, such as the CoaguChek XS System for Patient Self-Testing. This expansion opens the door to increased patient access to testing, which could lead to better outcomes. (PRWeb Mar 20, 2008) Read the full story at ...

Research and Markets: Medicare Drug Spending Is Forecast to Grow From Just $2 Billion in 2000 to $153 Billion in 2016 (Centre Daily Times)
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c86280) has announced the addition of new Decision Resources report: Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement in the United States, 2008 to their offering.

Baucus proposal would block cuts in Medicare payments (Helena Independent Record)
As the clock ticks on a July 1 deadline for cutting Medicare payments to physicians by 10 percent, U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., says he s crafting a solution to block the cuts and beef up payments to primary-care doctors.