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Lower Your Costs During the Coverage Gap5 Ways to Lower

2009-07-05T20:55:04Z

Lower Your Costs During the Coverage Gap
5 Ways to Lower Your Costs During the Coverage Gap

Delay in Medicare's New Durable Medical Equipment Competitive Bidding Program

2009-07-03T20:50:11Z

Delay in Medicare's New Durable Medical Equipment Competitive Bidding Program Affecting Certain Areas of the Country
What's Changing Congress has acted to delay the new competitive bidding program that started on July 1, 2008. What You Need to Know You now can continue to get your Medicare-covered equipment and supplies from any Medicare-approved supplier. If you changed your supplier when this new program started, you can continue to use the new supplier, or choose another supplier. Medicare is continuing to make sure you can get the supplies and services you need. We will post more information about the new program in the future. For the most up-to-date list of all Medicare-approved suppliers in your area, visit Find Suppliers of Medical Equipment in Your Area. We are sorry for any inconvenience this has caused.

Medicare & You 2008 NEW!Medicare & You contains important information

2009-07-01T20:50:04Z

Medicare & You 2008 NEW!
Medicare & You contains important information about what's new, health plans, prescription drug plans, and rights and protections to help people with Medicare review their coverage options and prepare to enroll in a new plan if they choose. It is available in both English and Spanish.
Each fall, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services mails a geographic-specific version to all households of people with Medicare. In 2008, there are 59 geographic-specific versions with drug and health plan comparison charts for particular states or regions.

Redesigned Hospital Compare!This tool provides you with information on how

2009-06-29T20:50:05Z

Redesigned Hospital Compare!
This tool provides you with information on how well the hospitals care for all their adult patients with certain conditions or procedures. This information will help you compare the quality of care hospitals provide as the measures show how often hospitals provide some of the care that is recommended for patients being treated for a heart attack, heart failure or pneumonia, or patients having surgery. This tool also displays the Survey of Patients Hospital Experiences, using data collected from the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Survey. Information on inpatient hospital payment information and the number of Medicare patients treated (volume) for certain illnesses are also displayed.

Medicare Health Plans - 2008 Plan Data NEW!

2009-06-27T20:50:07Z

Medicare Health Plans - 2008 Plan Data NEW!

Compare Medicare Prescription Drug PlansFind & Compare Plans that Cover

2009-06-25T20:50:11Z

Compare Medicare Prescription Drug Plans
Find & Compare Plans that Cover Drugs.

Medicare & You 2008 NEW!Medicare & You contains important information

2009-06-23T20:50:04Z

Medicare & You 2008 NEW!Medicare & You contains important information

2009-06-21T20:50:04Z

Redesigned Hospital Compare!This tool provides you with information on how

2009-06-19T20:50:05Z

Lower Your Costs During the Coverage Gap5 Ways to Lower

2009-06-17T20:50:04Z

Lower Your Costs During the Coverage Gap
5 Ways to Lower Your Costs During the Coverage Gap

Lower Your Costs During the Coverage Gap5 Ways to Lower

2009-06-15T20:50:06Z

Lower Your Costs During the Coverage Gap
5 Ways to Lower Your Costs During the Coverage Gap

Medicare Health Plans - 2008 Plan Data NEW!

2009-06-13T20:50:04Z

Medicare Health Plans - 2008 Plan Data NEW!

Formulary Finder

2009-06-11T20:50:14Z

Formulary Finder

Medicare & You 2008 NEW!Medicare & You contains important information

2009-06-09T20:50:16Z

Nursing Workforce Solutions For 21st Century Health Care: How Do

2009-06-09T20:30:07Z

Nursing Workforce Solutions For 21st Century Health Care: How Do We Get There? (Medical News Today)
At a June 12 forum cosponsored by Health Affairs and the Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA), Health Affairs will release a series of papers on the future of the nursing workforce. CCNA is a joint initiative of AARP, the AARP Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

AARP Endorses Bill To Help Americans Get Care In Their Own Homes (Medical News Today)
More than one million Americans are living in nursing homes, but many would prefer to receive the services they need in their own homes, where they would be more comfortable and potentially save the health care system money in the long run.

Tom Bowser of Blue Cross of KC has a big stake in health-care reform (The Kansas City Star)
Tom Bowser is in the policy kitchen where health care reform is being concocted.

Health calendar (Asheville Citizen-Times)
KIDPOWER ENERGIZE: Free community outreach program designed for the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity and Type 2 diabetes. Meets at Leila Patterson Center, Howard Gap Road, in Fletcher. Physician referral required to participate.

Medicare Part D - Lobbyists boost D.C. spending (Boston Globe) Despite the recession, Massachusetts

2009-06-09T18:40:13Z

Lobbyists boost D.C. spending (Boston Globe)
Despite the recession, Massachusetts companies and interest groups have sharply increased spending in Washington, D.C., to influence how federal officials distribute more than $1 trillion to revive the lagging economy.

2010 Medicare Part D Defined Standard Benefit Parameters Online at Q1Medicare.com (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Q1Medicare.com now has the final 2010 Medicare Part D Defined Standard Benefit parameters online highlighting how the Medicare Part D plans have changed over the past several years. The final 2010 Part D Defined Standard Benefit parameters increased slightly from the preliminary figures released by CMS in late-February. Medicare beneficiaries who enroll in a 2010 Medicare Part D prescription ...

Elder Law Seminars hosted by Flushing House (Queens Courier)
Are you a senior citizen stuck on a financial roller coaster due to the Medicare Part D doughnut hole?

Seniors Find Medicare Part D Too Complicated To Identify Lowest-Cost Plan (Medical News Today)
In the face of rising health care costs, a new study has found that older adults were less likely to identify the plan that minimized their total annual cost and were likely to mistakenly think they had chosen the lowest-cost plan.

Medicare Part D - Seniors Find Medicare Part D Too Complicated To Identify Lowest-Cost

2009-06-09T14:10:07Z

Hearing officer appointed to review Blue Cross rate hike request

2009-06-09T08:00:16Z

Hearing officer appointed to review Blue Cross rate hike request (Crain's Detroit Business)
Musette Michael has been appointed the state of Michigans independent hearing officer to review Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigans individual health insurance rate hike proposals.

Open Enrollment Period to End June 15 for Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island s Plans for Individuals and Families (Providence Business News)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (June 8, 2009) The open enrollment period for Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island s (BCBSRI) Plans for Individuals and Families (also known as Direct Pay plans), will run through Monday, June 15.

Medicare Part D - Elder Law Seminars hosted by Flushing House (Queens Courier) Are

2009-06-09T06:40:08Z

Elder Law Seminars hosted by Flushing House (Queens Courier)
Are you a senior citizen stuck on a financial roller coaster due to the Medicare Part D doughnut hole?

Seniors Find Medicare Part D Too Complicated To Identify Lowest-Cost Plan (Medical News Today)
In the face of rising health care costs, a new study has found that older adults were less likely to identify the plan that minimized their total annual cost and were likely to mistakenly think they had chosen the lowest-cost plan.

Medicare Part D - Medicare series concludes today (Bedford Sun Banner) BEDFORD The final

2009-06-09T02:10:08Z

Medicare Part D - Medicare-PartD.com has Moved to Q1Medicare.com (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) Medicare-PartD.com,

2009-06-08T18:40:12Z

Medicare-PartD.com has Moved to Q1Medicare.com (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Medicare-PartD.com, one of the largest private sources of Medicare Part D prescription drug plan information has expanded and moved to Q1Medicare.com. All of the original content, links and bookmarks from Medicare-PartD.com will function as before so past users can quickly navigate their way to Q1Medicare.com. The new Q1Medicare.com site will continue to offer in-depth information on the ...

Grant to help inform seniors about little-used subsidy for medications (Naples Daily News)
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the state a $1.5 million grant for providing special assistance to Medicare beneficiaries to learn about how they can get help paying for their medications under the Medicare Part D plans. The money will be allocated among the state s 11 Area Agency on Aging offices that coordinate the Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders, SHINE ...

Seniors Find Medicare Part D Too Complicated To Identify Lowest-Cost Plan (Medical News Today)
In the face of rising health care costs, a new study has found that older adults were less likely to identify the plan that minimized their total annual cost and were likely to mistakenly think they had chosen the lowest-cost plan.

Medicare Part D - Medicare series concludes today (Bedford Sun Banner) BEDFORD The final

2009-06-08T14:10:09Z

Medicare series concludes today (Bedford Sun Banner)
BEDFORD The final Medicare seminar of the spring series will be held at 3 p.m. today. The discussion will deal with the Part D Prescription program and will be held as usual at St. John Funeral Home, 923 Broadway...

Grant to help inform seniors about little-used subsidy for medications (Naples Daily News)
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the state a $1.5 million grant for providing special assistance to Medicare beneficiaries to learn about how they can get help paying for their medications under the Medicare Part D plans. The money will be allocated among the state s 11 Area Agency on Aging offices that coordinate the Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders, SHINE ...

2010 Medicare Part D Defined Standard Benefit Parameters Online at Q1Medicare.com (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Q1Medicare.com now has the final 2010 Medicare Part D Defined Standard Benefit parameters online highlighting how the Medicare Part D plans have changed over the past several years. The final 2010 Part D Defined Standard Benefit parameters increased slightly from the preliminary figures released by CMS in late-February. Medicare beneficiaries who enroll in a 2010 Medicare Part D prescription ...

Will Cost of Arthritis Drugs Soon Be More than Medicare, Senior Citizens Can Afford? (Senior Journal)
June 2, 2009 Certain drugs that are effective at reducing symptoms and slowing progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a common condition for senior citizens, are so expensive they are putting pressure on Medicare Part D plans and beneficiaries.

4,000 Blue Cross bonuses (Detroit Free Press) Blue Cross Blue

2009-06-08T12:45:16Z

4,000 Blue Cross bonuses (Detroit Free Press)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan gave bonuses in May to 4,000 nonunion workers, including its top executives, just months after announcing mounting multimillion-dollar losses and plans to eliminate 1,000 jobs.

Agency to join Cox in look at Blue Cross rate request (Detroit Free Press)
Michigan's insurance regulation agency will join Attorney General Mike Cox in a public hearing that will examine the reasonableness of a rate hike sought by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan affecting 400,000 Michiganders who buy their own health insurance.

Former Blue Cross Executive Charged For Child Porn (KQCD-TV Dickinson)
A former Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota assistant vice president has been indicted on federal child pornography charges. 42-year-old Robert Scheiring had been charged earlier with having pornographic images of young girls.

Medicare Part D - Florida Receives $1.5 Million Federal Grant to Help Seniors, Others

2009-06-08T06:40:05Z

Medicare Part D - Options exist for Medicare doughnut hole (Centre Daily Times) Q:

2009-06-08T02:10:05Z

Options exist for Medicare doughnut hole (Centre Daily Times)
Q: Help! I have gotten into the doughnut hole with my Medicare Part D Prescription

Medicare Part D too complicated for seniors to identify lowest-cost plan (EurekAlert!)
( IQ Solutions, Inc. ) In the face of rising health-care costs, a new study has found that older adults were less likely to identify the plan that minimized their total annual cost and were likely to mistakenly think they had chosen the lowest-cost plan. The study, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research, is currently available online, and will ...

Grant to help inform seniors about little-used subsidy for medications (Naples Daily News)
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the state a $1.5 million grant for providing special assistance to Medicare beneficiaries to learn about how they can get help paying for their medications under the Medicare Part D plans. The money will be allocated among the state s 11 Area Agency on Aging offices that coordinate the Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders, SHINE ...

Blue Cross Blue Shield defends bonuses amid rate hike request

2009-06-08T00:10:05Z

Blue Cross Blue Shield defends bonuses amid rate hike request (Detroit News)
Despite pay freezes and executive pay cuts in 2009, Blues awarded bonuses to roughly 4,000 nonunionized employees in May.

Prattans save $700,000 with prescription program (The Pratt Tribune)
During the last four years, Pratt County residents have saved more than $700,000 in prescription medicine costs, with the help for the Pratt Regional Medical Center Prescription Assistance Program.

Redesigned Hospital Compare!This tool provides you with information on how

2009-06-07T20:50:07Z

Local groups react to proposed changes in Medicare and Medicaid

2009-06-07T20:30:11Z

Local groups react to proposed changes in Medicare and Medicaid (News-Medical-Net)
Local news coverage details concerns about Medicare and Medicaid spending reductions that could affect senior and nursing care.

Local Groups React To Proposed Changes In Medicare And Medicaid (Medical News Today)
Local news coverage details concerns about Medicare and Medicaid spending reductions that could affect senior and nursing care. The Providence Business News reports that the Obama administration has pledged to root out Medicare waste and called for a $1.05 billion reduction in Medicare spending on nursing homes in the White House's draft budget for the 2010 fiscal year.

Medicare Part D - Grant to help inform seniors about little-used subsidy for medications

2009-06-07T18:40:09Z

Grant to help inform seniors about little-used subsidy for medications (Naples Daily News)
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the state a $1.5 million grant for providing special assistance to Medicare beneficiaries to learn about how they can get help paying for their medications under the Medicare Part D plans. The money will be allocated among the state s 11 Area Agency on Aging offices that coordinate the Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders, SHINE ...

State gets $1.5 million to help seniors and Medicare (Lehigh Acres Citizen)
The Department of Elder Affairs has announced that Florida has received a federal grant of almost $1.5 million to help elders, individuals with disabilities and their caregivers learn about and receive special assistance available through Medicare.

Medicare series concludes today (Bedford Sun Banner)
BEDFORD The final Medicare seminar of the spring series will be held at 3 p.m. today. The discussion will deal with the Part D Prescription program and will be held as usual at St. John Funeral Home, 923 Broadway...

8,000 Women Fill Blue Cross Arena (R News) The Blue

2009-06-07T14:55:04Z

8,000 Women Fill Blue Cross Arena (R News)
The Blue Cross Arena was packed Saturday afternoon with women celebrating a "Grand New Day." That's the theme of this year's Women of Faith event, which stopped in Rochester this weekend. An estimated 8,000 women turned out, coming from as far as Canada, Hartford, and New York City.

Agency to join Cox in look at Blue Cross rate request (Detroit Free Press)
Michigan's insurance regulation agency will join Attorney General Mike Cox in a public hearing that will examine the reasonableness of a rate hike sought by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan affecting 400,000 Michiganders who buy their own health insurance.

Medicare Part D - Florida Receives $1.5 Million Federal Grant to Help Seniors, Others

2009-06-07T14:10:05Z

Florida Receives $1.5 Million Federal Grant to Help Seniors, Others Access Medicare Benefits (WJHG Panama City)
The Department of Elder Affairs on Friday announced that Florida has received a federal grant of almost $1.5 million to help elders, individuals with disabilities and their caregivers learn about and receive special assistance available through Medicare.

Medicare Part D too complicated for seniors to identify lowest-cost plan (EurekAlert!)
( IQ Solutions, Inc. ) In the face of rising health-care costs, a new study has found that older adults were less likely to identify the plan that minimized their total annual cost and were likely to mistakenly think they had chosen the lowest-cost plan. The study, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research, is currently available online, and will ...

Options exist for Medicare doughnut hole (Centre Daily Times)
Q: Help! I have gotten into the doughnut hole with my Medicare Part D Prescription

Medicare Part D - Medicare-PartD.com has Moved to Q1Medicare.com (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) Medicare-PartD.com,

2009-06-07T06:40:06Z

Medicare-PartD.com has Moved to Q1Medicare.com (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Medicare-PartD.com, one of the largest private sources of Medicare Part D prescription drug plan information has expanded and moved to Q1Medicare.com. All of the original content, links and bookmarks from Medicare-PartD.com will function as before so past users can quickly navigate their way to Q1Medicare.com. The new Q1Medicare.com site will continue to offer in-depth information on the ...

State gets $1.5 million to help seniors and Medicare (Lehigh Acres Citizen)
The Department of Elder Affairs has announced that Florida has received a federal grant of almost $1.5 million to help elders, individuals with disabilities and their caregivers learn about and receive special assistance available through Medicare.

Medicare Part D too complicated for seniors to identify lowest-cost plan (EurekAlert!)
( IQ Solutions, Inc. ) In the face of rising health-care costs, a new study has found that older adults were less likely to identify the plan that minimized their total annual cost and were likely to mistakenly think they had chosen the lowest-cost plan. The study, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research, is currently available online, and will ...

Report: Next flu could strain health care system (CNN) A

2009-06-07T05:57:44Z

Report: Next flu could strain health care system (CNN)
A report released Thursday commended the government for developing plans and stockpiling antivirals after the avian flu scare but warned that gaps still exist and that the health system may not be prepared in a more severe outbreak.

Bird Flu Virus Can Survive Two Years in Landfill (Forbes)
Carcasses of infected birds continue to be infectious, study finds

A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance

2009-06-07T04:40:04Z

A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and Its Subsidiary (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
OLDWICK, N.J.----A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A++ and issuer credit ratings of "aaa" of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and its subsidiary, Northwestern Long-Term Care Insurance Company .

Life Insurance company offers free coverage (BizJournals)
MassMutual life insurance company announced today that it is offering $50,000 of free life insurance to low-income families in the region.

Research and Markets: This Non-life Insurance: Global Industry Almanac Report Is an Essential Resource for Top-Level ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Non-life Insurance: Global Industry Almanac" report to their offering.

Medicare Part D - Seniors Find Medicare Part D Too Complicated To Identify Lowest-Cost

2009-06-07T02:10:06Z

Seniors Find Medicare Part D Too Complicated To Identify Lowest-Cost Plan (Medical News Today)
In the face of rising health care costs, a new study has found that older adults were less likely to identify the plan that minimized their total annual cost and were likely to mistakenly think they had chosen the lowest-cost plan.

Options exist for Medicare doughnut hole (Centre Daily Times)
Q: Help! I have gotten into the doughnut hole with my Medicare Part D Prescription

Will Cost of Arthritis Drugs Soon Be More than Medicare, Senior Citizens Can Afford? (Senior Journal)
June 2, 2009 Certain drugs that are effective at reducing symptoms and slowing progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a common condition for senior citizens, are so expensive they are putting pressure on Medicare Part D plans and beneficiaries.

Medicare series concludes today (Bedford Sun Banner)
BEDFORD The final Medicare seminar of the spring series will be held at 3 p.m. today. The discussion will deal with the Part D Prescription program and will be held as usual at St. John Funeral Home, 923 Broadway...

Medicare Part D - Will Cost of Arthritis Drugs Soon Be More than Medicare,

2009-06-06T18:40:06Z

Will Cost of Arthritis Drugs Soon Be More than Medicare, Senior Citizens Can Afford? (Senior Journal)
June 2, 2009 Certain drugs that are effective at reducing symptoms and slowing progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a common condition for senior citizens, are so expensive they are putting pressure on Medicare Part D plans and beneficiaries.

Florida Receives $1.5 Million Federal Grant to Help Seniors, Others Access Medicare Benefits (WJHG Panama City)
The Department of Elder Affairs on Friday announced that Florida has received a federal grant of almost $1.5 million to help elders, individuals with disabilities and their caregivers learn about and receive special assistance available through Medicare.

Grant to help inform seniors about little-used subsidy for medications (Naples Daily News)
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the state a $1.5 million grant for providing special assistance to Medicare beneficiaries to learn about how they can get help paying for their medications under the Medicare Part D plans. The money will be allocated among the state s 11 Area Agency on Aging offices that coordinate the Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders, SHINE ...

Hearing officer appointed to review Blue Cross rate hike request

2009-06-06T18:15:11Z

Hearing officer appointed to review Blue Cross rate hike request (Crain's Detroit Business)
Musette Michael has been appointed the state of Michigans independent hearing officer to review Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigans individual health insurance rate hike proposals.

Blue Cross Hit With Multi-Million Dollar Suit (Georgia Public Broadcasting News)
The state s largest health insurer faces a class action lawsuit from some Georgia surgery centers that could cost it tens of millions of dollars. According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, the suit is against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia. It alleges the company discouraged customer visits to out-of-network providers by reimbursing those providers at a fraction of "usual and customary" ...

Medicare Part D - Medicare Part D too complicated for seniors to identify lowest-cost

2009-06-06T14:10:06Z

Medicare Part D too complicated for seniors to identify lowest-cost plan (EurekAlert!)
( IQ Solutions, Inc. ) In the face of rising health-care costs, a new study has found that older adults were less likely to identify the plan that minimized their total annual cost and were likely to mistakenly think they had chosen the lowest-cost plan. The study, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research, is currently available online, and will ...

Florida Receives $1.5 Million Federal Grant to Help Seniors, Others Access Medicare Benefits (WJHG Panama City)
The Department of Elder Affairs on Friday announced that Florida has received a federal grant of almost $1.5 million to help elders, individuals with disabilities and their caregivers learn about and receive special assistance available through Medicare.

Elder Law Seminars hosted by Flushing House (Queens Courier)
Are you a senior citizen stuck on a financial roller coaster due to the Medicare Part D doughnut hole?

Medicare-PartD.com has Moved to Q1Medicare.com (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Medicare-PartD.com, one of the largest private sources of Medicare Part D prescription drug plan information has expanded and moved to Q1Medicare.com. All of the original content, links and bookmarks from Medicare-PartD.com will function as before so past users can quickly navigate their way to Q1Medicare.com. The new Q1Medicare.com site will continue to offer in-depth information on the ...

Medicare Part D - Medicare series concludes today (Bedford Sun Banner) BEDFORD The final

2009-06-06T06:40:05Z

Medicare Part D - Florida receives $1.5 million federal grant to help seniors, others

2009-06-06T02:10:05Z

Florida receives $1.5 million federal grant to help seniors, others access Medicare benefits (The Pine Island Eagle)
The Department of Elder Affairs today announced that Florida has received a federal grant of almost $1.5 million to help elders, individuals with disabilities and their caregivers learn about and receive special assistance available through Medicare.

Medicare Part D too complicated for seniors to identify lowest-cost plan (EurekAlert!)
( IQ Solutions, Inc. ) In the face of rising health-care costs, a new study has found that older adults were less likely to identify the plan that minimized their total annual cost and were likely to mistakenly think they had chosen the lowest-cost plan. The study, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research, is currently available online, and will ...

Rochester family battles insurers, cancer (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) The

2009-06-06T00:10:06Z

Rochester family battles insurers, cancer (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
The Funchesses tried to do everything right after Glenn, husband and father of four, was diagnosed with cancer, but struggles with the insurance system caused them to fall behind and eventually file for bankruptcy. ROCHESTER CITY NEWS

Blue Cross Blue Shield defends bonuses amid rate hike request (Detroit News)
Despite pay freezes and executive pay cuts in 2009, Blues awarded bonuses to roughly 4,000 nonunionized employees in May.

Community Almanac (Stamford Advocate)
WEDNESDAY STAMFORD CURLEY'S DINER POETS Offshoot of Poem Alley, group meets weekly at 7:30 p.m. at Curley's Diner, 62 W.

Compare Medicare Prescription Drug PlansFind & Compare Plans that Cover

2009-06-05T20:50:07Z

Compare Medicare Prescription Drug Plans
Find & Compare Plans that Cover Drugs.

Qns. residents call for better health care at Weiner talk

2009-06-05T20:30:17Z

Qns. residents call for better health care at Weiner talk (YourNabe.com)
Congress should enact sweeping health care reform and cover millions of the country s uninsured and under insured individuals, said many Queens residents who spoke at a health care forum held by U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D Forest Hills) in Forest Hills last week.

Community Almanac (Stamford Advocate)
WEDNESDAY STAMFORD CURLEY'S DINER POETS Offshoot of Poem Alley, group meets weekly at 7:30 p.m. at Curley's Diner, 62 W.

New AARP chief takes charge of organization in tough times (Times Leader)
At the age of 64, when most corporate executives are preparing to retire, A. Barry Rand accepted a job as CEO of a 41 million-member organization: AARP.

Medicare Part D - Medicare Part D too complicated for seniors to identify lowest-cost

2009-06-05T18:40:14Z

Agency urges hearing for Blue Cross rate hike plan (Detroit

2009-06-05T18:20:10Z

Agency urges hearing for Blue Cross rate hike plan (Detroit Free Press)
Michigan's insurance regulation agency today joined Attorney General Mike Cox to request a public hearing to examine a rate hike sought by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan affecting 400,000 Michiganders who buy their own health insurance.

Premera Blue Cross Recognized as an American Heart Association Start! Fit-Friendly Company (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE, Wash.----Premera Blue Cross has been recognized as a Platinum-Level Start! Fit-Friendly Company by the American Heart Association's Start! movement for helping employees eat better and move more.

4,000 Blue Cross bonuses (Detroit Free Press)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan gave bonuses in May to 4,000 nonunion workers, including its top executives, just months after announcing mounting multimillion-dollar losses and plans to eliminate 1,000 jobs.

Blue Cross Hit With Multi-Million Dollar Suit (Georgia Public Broadcasting News)
The state s largest health insurer faces a class action lawsuit from some Georgia surgery centers that could cost it tens of millions of dollars. According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, the suit is against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia. It alleges the company discouraged customer visits to out-of-network providers by reimbursing those providers at a fraction of "usual and customary" ...

Medicare Part D - Options exist for Medicare doughnut hole (Centre Daily Times) Q:

2009-06-05T14:10:08Z

Options exist for Medicare doughnut hole (Centre Daily Times)
Q: Help! I have gotten into the doughnut hole with my Medicare Part D Prescription

Researchers Urges Simplification Of Part D To Achieve Cost Savings (redOrbit)
In the face of rising health care costs, a new study has found that older adults were less likely to identify the plan that minimized their total annual cost and were likely to mistakenly think they had chosen the lowest-cost plan.

Medicare Part D - Researchers Urges Simplification Of Part D To Achieve Cost Savings

2009-06-05T06:40:04Z

Researchers Urges Simplification Of Part D To Achieve Cost Savings (redOrbit)
In the face of rising health care costs, a new study has found that older adults were less likely to identify the plan that minimized their total annual cost and were likely to mistakenly think they had chosen the lowest-cost plan.

Will Cost of Arthritis Drugs Soon Be More than Medicare, Senior Citizens Can Afford? (Senior Journal)
June 2, 2009 Certain drugs that are effective at reducing symptoms and slowing progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a common condition for senior citizens, are so expensive they are putting pressure on Medicare Part D plans and beneficiaries.

Medicare Part D - Impact of Medicare Part D on access to and cost

2009-06-05T02:10:05Z

Impact of Medicare Part D on access to and cost sharing for specialty biologic medications for beneficiaries with ... (News-Medical-Net)
Biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) such as adalimumab, etanercept and infliximab are effective at reducing symptoms and slowing progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). These drugs act more quickly, require less laboratory monitoring, and are better tolerated than nonbiologic DMARDs, but they are also up to 100 times more expensive.

Options exist for Medicare doughnut hole (Centre Daily Times)
Q: Help! I have gotten into the doughnut hole with my Medicare Part D Prescription

Will Cost of Arthritis Drugs Soon Be More than Medicare, Senior Citizens Can Afford? (Senior Journal)
June 2, 2009 Certain drugs that are effective at reducing symptoms and slowing progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a common condition for senior citizens, are so expensive they are putting pressure on Medicare Part D plans and beneficiaries.

Elder Law Seminars hosted by Flushing House (Queens Courier)
Are you a senior citizen stuck on a financial roller coaster due to the Medicare Part D doughnut hole?

Bay City officials in process of filing lawsuit against Blue

2009-06-04T19:50:06Z

Bay City officials in process of filing lawsuit against Blue Cross Blue Shield (The Bay City Times)
City still considering switch from Blue Cross to NEBCO Inc. for retiree health care Bay City Manager Robert V. Belleman says the city is in the process of filing a lawsuit against Blue Cross Blue Shield, the city's health insurance...

Blue Cross Ga. hit with class action suit (Atlanta Business Chronicle)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia has been slapped with lawsuit seeking class action by Georgia surgery centers that could cost the state s largest health insurer tens of millions of dollars.

Medicare Part D - Medicare options to be topic (The Ithaca Journal) Action for

2009-06-04T18:40:11Z

Medicare options to be topic (The Ithaca Journal)
Action for Older Persons, Inc. is presenting a free seminar on Understanding Your Medicare Options at 12:30 p.m. June 25 at the Johnson City Senior Center, 30 Brocton St.

Impact of Medicare Part D on access to and cost sharing for specialty biologic medications for beneficiaries with ... (News-Medical-Net)
Biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) such as adalimumab, etanercept and infliximab are effective at reducing symptoms and slowing progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). These drugs act more quickly, require less laboratory monitoring, and are better tolerated than nonbiologic DMARDs, but they are also up to 100 times more expensive.