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Medicare Part D - Medicare drug program is confusing and costly (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Columnist


Medicare drug program is confusing and costly (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Columnist Charles Krauthammer and others have extolled the benefits of the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit for seniors on the basis that competition drives down prices and the program, taken as a whole, is far more efficient than government-run programs.

AARP Ramps Up Effort To Close Medicare Doughnut Hole One In Five Fall Into The Gap, But Few Climb Out (Medical News Today)
WASHINGTON-AARP's Health Action Now campaign turns its attention this week to the growing problem of prescription drug costs and reducing the gap in prescription drug coverage for people in Medicare. Closing the Part D doughnut hole could save people in the program thousands of dollars in drug costs and keep them healthier by ensuring they can afford their medications.

MEDai Helps Medicare Part D Sponsors Adhere To CMS Medication Therapy Management Initiative (Medical News Today)
MEDai, Inc., headquartered in Orlando, FL, a leading provider of advanced solutions for healthcare that utilize award-winning predictive analytics, announced that its solutions are actively assisting Medicare Part D benefit sponsors with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services mandate, calling all Medicare Part D to offer members a medication therapy management (MTM) program.

MEDai Helps Medicare Part D Sponsors Adhere to CMS Medication Therapy Management Initiative (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
MEDai, Inc., headquartered in Orlando, FL, a leading provider of advanced solutions for healthcare that utilize award-winning predictive analytics, announced today that its solutions are actively assisting Medicare Part D benefit sponsors with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services mandate, calling all Medicare Part D to offer members a medication therapy management program.

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