Open scam season on Medicare beneficiaries / Confusion over new

Open scam season on Medicare beneficiaries / Confusion over new drug benefit creates fertile ground for deceit (San Francisco Chronicle)
When Willie Davis got a call this week from someone purporting to represent Medicare, it didn't take long for the 71-year-old Daly City woman to become suspicious. The caller told Davis, a Kaiser Permanente member, that her insurer was dropping...

Medicare Drug Coverage Provides Significant Price Discounts and Savings (RedNova)
WASHINGTON, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Overview:

Help with Medicare D enrollment available (Corvallis Gazette Times)
A panel of experts will provide information about the new prescription drug program Medicare Part D and answer questions at a forum next week.

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Medicare Prescription Plan Slowly Untangling (KMBC TheKansasCityChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
Millions of patients have been struggling with the signup for Medicare's prescription drug benefit plan, but things are getting easier, KMBC's Jim Flink reported Tuesday.

Medicare Chief: Rx Program to Get Simpler (AP via Yahoo! News)
The elderly and disabled are likely to have fewer choices next year when it comes to the number of private plans offering prescription drug coverage under Medicare.

HEALTH NOTES: Free booklet helps answer Medicare questions (Kansas City Star)
If you are helping an elderly person get through life, you may struggle at times with questions about Medicare.

Posted on March 08, 2006 in Medicare Coverage | Permalink

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Studies Examine Dual Eligibles' Transition To Medicare Drug Plan, Minority Participation In Health Research Studies (Medical News Today)
"The Transition of Dual Eligibles to Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage: State Actions During Implementation," Kaiser Family Foundation: The survey, prepared by the foundation's Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, examined states' experiences in transitioning dual eligibles to the Medicare prescription drug benefit... click link for more info.

AARP has done well with Medicare prescription plan (Birmingham News)
WASHINGTON - In late 2003, when the Bush administration was struggling to get its Medicare prescription drug program through Congress, a timely endorsement by AARP helped turn the tide in its favor.

Governor asks Medicare to suspend drug benefit deadline (KVOA Tucson)
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Gov. Janet Napolitano wants Medicare to extend the May 15 enrollment deadline for the new Part D drug benefit because computer glitches have left thousands of Arizona residents without coverage.

Posted on March 05, 2006 in Medicare Coverage | Permalink

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