Delegate weaves a lifeline for seniors in the Medicare gap (The Baltimore Guide)
by Jacqueline Watts editor@baltimoreguide.com The Medicare ICG which stands for Insurance Coverage Gap is a formula only a federal actuary can love. Its permutations are so many, and its various calculations so complicated, that it takes a computer and an expert, in many cases, to determine the best prescription drug plan for a senior citizen. Which company has the [...]

Actions Taken On Women's Health-Related Legislation In Colo., Ga., Mo., N.Y., S.D., Wash. State (Medical News Today)
The following highlights recent state news about women's health-related legislation. Colorado: On Monday, the House voted 41-23 to pass a bill (SB 3) aimed at expanding access to birth control for low-income residents of Colorado, the Greeley Tribune reports (Villegas, Greeley Tribune, 2/19).

Washington Editor (BioWorld)
Although biotech is still somewhat of a young industry, and for the most part, not yet profitable, it has the technological resources and capabilities now to tackle the challenges of neglected diseases, said Christopher Earl, CEO of BIO Ventures for Global Health.

CVS Caremark and Universal American Will End Medicare Part D Strategic Alliance at Year-End 2008 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WOONSOCKET, R.I. & RYE BROOK, N.Y.----CVS Caremark and Universal American Corp. announced today that their strategic alliance covering the Prescription PathwaySM Medicare Part D prescription drug plan program will end as of December 31, 2008, subject to regulatory approvals.