CMS Says Medicare Competitive Bidding Program For Durable Medical Equipment Might Save $1B In 2009 (Medical News Today)
Acting CMS Administrator Kerry Weems on Thursday said that a new Medicare competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment might save the program and beneficiaries $1 billion in 2009, the Cox/Miami Herald reports (Lipman, Cox/Miami Herald, 3/21).

Long Term Care Organizations Praise Representative Doggett's Effort To Eliminate Part D Co-Pays For Dual Eligibles In ... (Medical News Today)
The National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) and the American Health Care Association (AHCA) praised Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) and his bipartisan co-sponsors, Tom Allen (D-ME), Stephen Cohen (D-TN), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R- FL), Patric