SeniorCare renewal faces hurdles (Green Bay Press-Gazette)
WASHINGTON - Wisconsins popular SeniorCare drug program for lower income seniors doesnt meet the federal requirements to continue in its current form, a top federal health official told a congressional panel today.

PCMA: PBMs Projected to Save Medicare, Commercial Market $1.3 Trillion on Prescription Drug Costs From 2008-2017 (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Pharmacy benefit management tools and techniques are projected to save Medicare and the commercial market more than $1.3 trillion on prescription drug costs from 2008 to 2017, according to a new study conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and released today by the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA). PCMA is the national association representing America's pharmacy benefit ...

Medicare Advantage is working for our seniors (The Jackson Sun)
More than 160,000 Medicare beneficiaries in Tennessee, including 1,000 Madison County residents, are experiencing greater choice, better financial security and expanded comprehensive health care coverage than has ever been available to them before, due to the availability of new Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug plans.

SeniorCare renewal faces hurdles (Fond du Lac Reporter)
WASHINGTON - Wisconsins popular SeniorCare drug program for lower income seniors doesnt meet the federal requirements to continue in its current form, a top federal health official told a congressional panel Wednesday. Leslie Norwalk, acting administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service, said Senior Care doesnt achieve the budget savings needed to remain an alternative to the ...