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Nov 27th 2008Drug InformationMedicare / Medicaid / Tricare
Medicaid paid nearly $198 million from 2004 to 2007 for more than 100 unapproved prescription drugs for beneficiaries, according to an Associated Press analysis of federal data, the AP/San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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Nov 27th 2008Drug InformationMedicare / Medicaid / Tricare
Private Medicare Advantage plans are increasing costs for Medicare but not necessarily improving care, according to two studies published on Monday in the journal Health Affairs, the New York Times reports. Nearly 25% of all Medicare beneficiaries, or about 10.1 million people, currently are enrolled in private plans, the Times reports.
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Nov 27th 2008Drug InformationMedicare / Medicaid / Tricare
Democratic congressional leaders in early January 2009 plan to work on several bills — such as an economic stimulus package and legislation that would expand SCHIP — to allow President-elect Barack Obama to sign the measures soon after he takes office on Jan. 20, 2009, according to individuals familiar with the situation, the
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