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Medicare Part D - Premiums and Medicare Part D membership increased Coventry Health Care


Premiums and Medicare Part D membership increased Coventry Health Care Inc. second-quarter profit by nearly 5% (India Daily)
premiums and Medicare Part D membership increased Coventry Health Care Inc. second-quarter profit by nearly 5%.

Part D Taxes Mental-Health Sites -- Poll (RedNova)
Medicare's prescription-drug benefit has strained budgets of U.S. mental-health agencies to the tune of $304 million, a survey says.

Medicare's 'Doughnut Hole' (CBS News)
Wyatt Andrews reports that more and more seniors are hitting the "doughnut hole" in Medicare Part D's drug coverage, where they are forced to pay the full cost of prescriptions. Many say they can't afford medicines they need.

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