PBM Lobby Opposes Medicare Part D Reforms (RedNova)
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Medicare Part D assistance provided (Opelousas Daily World)
As the Louisiana Senior Rx coordinator I (Kathy LaCaze) will be conducting outreach to seniors to assist them in obtaining medication and assisting as well with Medicare Part D questions and enrollment.

PBM Lobby Opposes Medicare Part D Reforms (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) -- corporate middlemen who control pharmacy benefit plans -- are bilking community pharmacies through their practice of delaying payments of money owed to these health care providers, according to the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA).

Participants encouraged to request SeniorCare extension (Stevens Point Journal)
SeniorCare, Wisconsins prescription drug assistance program, is set to expire June 30, 2007, unless an extension is granted. If it expires, seniors will be required to sign up for a plan under Medicare Part D within 60 days of that date. SeniorCare participants are encouraged to contact U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitts office at 877-696-6775 to request the program be ...