Medicare Mistakenly Pays for Seniors' Viagra
Medicare mistakenly paid for seniors' Viagra prescriptions, the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General discovered. In fact, it is illegal for Medicare to pay for erectile dysfunction drugs for seniors, but the health program ended up paying $3.1 million in 2007 and 2008. Apparently, there was an error in editing software meant to block Part D coverage for Viagra. In 2005, a ban...

Pharmacist presents program to Benton Kiwanis members
The Kiwanis Club of Benton was privileged to hear speaker Bill McCreery and wife Martha of Kimmel-Chaplain Pharmacy present a program on Medicare Part D and how it would affect those on Medicare and those about to receive Medicare. He spoke about how Medicare began and how the new programs were going to affect all those on it.

Aging Well: Medicare Parts A and B Know the basics
Understanding Medicare is like tackling a Colorado 14er: Taking the process step by step is much easier than analyzing the whole mountain at once. Medicare is a health insurance program mostly for adults 65 and older. Having a firm grasp of program basics will make it easier for a person to take advantage of benefits when they are eligible, avoid penalties and adjust their Medicare options.

Capitol in Crisis: Budget could affect SeniorCare program
A provision in the governor's budget proposal would require low-income seniors on the program to also enroll in Medicare Part D.