Short Coverage Lapses Limit Children's Access To Health Care Services: New Study (Medical News Today)
Children's access to health care suffers when they spend any time - even a few months - without health care coverage, according to a new study appearing in the February 2009 issue of Medical Care Research and Review. For children who are uninsured for as few as four months, there is a 2.

Regulators limit one Medicare drug plan (The Oklahoman)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has suspended marketing and enrollment of WellPoint Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plan contracts, the state Insurance Department said Thursday. In Oklahoma, WellPoint products are sold under the company name OneNation Insurance. These sanctions will not affect Medicare beneficiaries who already are members of WellPoint ...

APhA And NASPA Applaud Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services For Revising MTM In Its 2010 Draft Call Letter To ... (Medical News Today)
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA) applaud the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for including extensive revisions to medication therapy management (MTM) programs in its 2010 Draft Call Letter to Medicare Advantage and Part D Prescription Drug Plans.