Seguin ready to Stuff the Bus
Seguin Gazette-Enterprise - Lions Club members will also take monetary donations at CVS Pharmacy at the intersection of King and Court streets and at Stations have been set up for donations of school supplies at First American Bank, Barnard Donegan Insurance and Mosaic

How To Cut Your Health-Care Costs
KSAT 12 - Always try to choose doctors, hospitals and other providers that participate in your insurance company’s network. And make in the same class, and often are interchangeable,” says Judith Weitzman, vice president of clinical services for pharmacy

Aetna Announces Plan to Consolidate Majority of Connecticut Employees
Money Plans - Aetna offers a broad range of traditional and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life, long-term care and disability plans, and medical management

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dBusinessNews.com - Gaming News Government News Healthcare News Hospitality Industry News Human Resources News Information Technology News Insurance CVS/pharmacy and IBM Sign 10-Year Human Resources Services Agreement ARMONK — IBM today announced a 10-year Business

Ten Things Your Pharmacist Won’t Tell You
KSAT 12 - The pharmacy business should be all about uniformity. Go from drugstore to drugstore and your prescription should have the Among the variables is the percentage of prescriptions filled that are covered by insurance. In pharmacies with a lot of

A senior couple struggles
Times Herald-Record - The McDonalds found out what the Medicaid cut would mean for them in March, when their pharmacy rejected their insurance and they had to scrape together co-payments for those 14 prescriptions. Then they got a letter from the county, telling them

Prescription for savings
San Marcos Daily Record - Anyone who lives in Hays County is eligible, whether they have insurance or not, Commissioner Debbie Gonzales Ingalsbe Participating San Marcos pharmacies include B&J Pharmacy, CVS, HEB, The Pharmacy Ltc., Walgreens and Wal-Mart. Other

‘Doughnut hole’ robs seniors of drug coverage
Macomb Daily - fell into the “doughnut hole” of the Medicare prescription drug program in late May, receiving just five months of insurance In late May, she had no idea that she had reached the doughnut hole until a trip to her pharmacy. “They said you owe us $600

Rep. Richard DeBolt,
Olympian - Malpractice forum produces options Key players in Washington s 4-year-old battle over medical malpractice insurance offered up a few new or slightly freshened up solutions Tuesday to keep doctors at work and patients safe. Capitol rally calls

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Washington Post - Travel insurance that includes the all-important benefit of medical evacuation is money well spent if you become seriously injured or ill.” And check with your doctor before going to developing countries. “True, shots aren’t fun, but neither are

Locals air concerns about future of health care
Oroville Mercury-Register - Lesley Cummings, executive director of the state Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board, said that because an initiative to raise the tobacco tax to fund health insurance for

Flashpoint: Support for firefighters admirable, but get figures
Tribune-Star - Note that I have excluded other benefits medical, dental and vision insurance, for example because all city employees receive roughly the same package. Ms. Egan also notes that these public servants work 24 hours on, followed by 48 hours off

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WHO-TV - Although there are numerous variations of automobile insurance coverage and amounts, automobile policies generally offer four areas of coverage: Liability, Medical Payments, Uninsured and/or Underinsured Motorists, and Coverage for Physical

Sen. Linda Evans Parlette,
Olympian - Compromise emerges on medical-malpractice rules Washington s medical- malpractice insurance war appears to be over for now. Legislature briefs The Senate passed a bill Thursday that would allow out-of-state wineries and breweries to distribute

Sierra Reports 2nd Quarter 2006 Earnings of $0.54 Per Diluted …
Business Wire (press release), CA - Jul 25, 2006… 1) potential adverse changes in government regulations, contracts and programs, including the Medicare Advantage program, the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan …
Source: home.businesswire.com

Medicare Prescription Drug Plans Paid for 12.4% of US …
Kaiser network.org, DC - Jul 25, 2006Medicare prescription drug plans paid for 12.4%, or 194.3 million, of the 1.56 billion prescriptions filled in the US from Jan. …
Source: www.kaisernetwork.org

Snowe-Wyden Urge Senate Leadership to Confront Looming Medicare …
Salem-News.Com, OR - Jul 20, 2006(WASHINGTON, DC) - In anticipation of millions of seniors facing a potential gap in Medicare prescription drug coverage, known as the donut hole, Ron …
Source: www.salem-news.com

Wall Street Journal Examines Reimportation of US Drugs From Canada …
Kaiser network.org, DC - Jul 24, 2006… Some critics suspect that the seizures are part of a campaign to encourage seniors to enroll in the new Medicare prescription drug plan. …
Source: www.kaisernetwork.org

Medicare Prescription Education Effort Earns UW Extension Team …
University of Wyoming News, WY - Jul 5, 2006… of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service (UW CES) educators were part of a five-state team that provided Medicare-approved Prescription Drug Discount Card …
Source: www.uwyo.edu

Leavitt’s ‘Teflon’ image is under fire
Scripps News, DC - 17 hours ago… Leavitt’s handling of the rollout of the Medicare prescription drug plan may have had a “little rocky start,” she said, but in the end “98.9 percent are …
Source: www.scrippsnews.com

Prescription sales gain under Medicare plan 
Boston Globe - Jul 25 1:26 AM
WASHINGTON — Medicare’s new prescription drug plan has brought a sales windfall to the pharmaceutical industry.Save to My Web

Center For Medicare Advocacy Releases Medicare Part D Progress Report, USA 
Medical News Today - Jul 22 8:04 PM
The Center for Medicare Advocacy, the nation’s oldest and leading Medicare advocacy group, is releasing a progress report with policy solutions to improve the Medicare prescription drug benefit. [click link for full article]Save to My Web

Katherine Leith: ‘Donut hole’ hurts seniors getting meds 
The Herald-Sun - Jul 25 9:21 PM
I woke up this morning hearing the radio announcer say that this is “donut hole day” for seniors all over the country. He then went on to say that the “donut hole” is part of the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) when seniors must pay the full cost of their prescriptions, as well as their PDP premiums.Save to My Web

BUSINESS DIGEST 
San Jose Mercury News - Jul 25 3:15 AM
Local and StateNews CNet Networks, a publisher of online technology news and reviews, said second-quarter sales rose 14 percent as the company added more users.Save to My Web

7M Medicare Beneficiaries To Reach “Doughnut Hole” In Medicare Rx Benefit Coverage This Year, Report Says 
Medical News Today - Jul 17 8:04 AM
Seven million Medicare beneficiaries will reach the gap in Medicare prescription drug coverage known as the “doughnut hole” this year, according to a report released on Wednesday by the advocacy groups the Institute for America’s Future and New Jersey Citizen Action, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. [click link for full article]Save to My Web

Better know what’s in that pill; need information? Don’t call us; again: Don’t smoke, and lose weight 
US News & World Report - Jul 17 8:26 AM
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Drug coverage could drop for 77,000 New Yorkers, report says 
WRGB - Jul 19 1:27 PM
(Albany, NY - AP) - At least 77,000 senior citizens in upstate New York may have to pay thousands of dollars out of pocket for prescription drugs because of a coverage gap in the new Medicare drug plan.Save to My Web

Facility where resident fatally struck is penalized
Toledo Blade - The Ohio Department of Health approved the facility’s plan of correction regarding the deficiencies, which ranged from abuse to housekeeping issues. The facility questioned the abuse citation through an informal dispute resolution process, but the

Sarasota leaders plan to dip into reserves to avoid tax hike
Herald Tribune - SARASOTA — Instead of possibly raising taxes, commissioners plan to pull $2.8 million from the city’s $14 million reserve The trust fund was created to save money for rising costs such as employees’ health and life insurance in the future. Keeping a

Deal struck for state workers
Olympian - The deal would also set unionized state workers’ share of their health insurance to an average of 12 percent for 2007. Because the cost would be based on an average, the share of a privately run insurance plan might be more than the percentage an

Ready for terrorist or catastrophic event
Town Online - After 9/11, the president signed an order for all municipal agencies to be part of a common emergency response plan and receive training for it. It’s a FEMA program designed to bring police, firefighters the Department of Pubic Works, health

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dBusinessNews.com - Signs New Health Care Plan Contracts for ON-Q Covering 6 Million Members Orange County - LAKE FOREST — I-Flow Corp. announced today that it signed contracts with Three Rivers Provider Network and USA Managed Care Organization and also with a

Stark offers universal health insurance plan Employers, states and
San Francisco Gate - (07-26) 04:00 PDT Washington — Rep. Pete Stark of Fremont, who would play a key role in the national health care debate if Democrats take control of the House in November, announced a plan Tuesday for universal medical insurance for all Americans

Break Through the Drug Barrier
Myrtle Beach Online - But thousands fret each day, wondering whether the prescription they’re trying to fill by mail with a Canadian pharmacy will is that Canada has a national drug plan that buys in bulk, and the government negotiates the best price, something Medicare

Medicare Plan D Headaches Persist: Report
WCAX - Six months after it was introduced, the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit is still causing headaches for many beneficiaries, says a report released Wednesday by the Center for Medicare Advocacy. “The Centers for Medicare and amp; Medicaid

Source: Business Wire
Insurance News Net - 6 million individuals in 27 states and the District of Columbia through group, individual, Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE programs. Health Net’s subsidiaries also offer managed health care products related to behavioral health and prescription drugs

New TV program caters to seniors
Daily Camera - The July program also includes segments about the Medicare Part D prescription plan and a look at how the Colorado legislature addressed senior issues. A new program is produced each month. The August edition of “Senior Spotlight” is devoted to

Medicare recipients nearing drug limit
Southeast Texas Live - He complains that detractors of the Medicare prescription drug program are using the issue to hammer Republicans in the upcoming elections. “Politics are starting to trump reality on the ground,” Ghose says. “The reality is that millions of

Discount cards will help the under-insured
Medford Mail Tribune - A nationwide prescription discount program is coming to Jackson County. About 20,000 drug discount cards issued by the National The card is useful when a Medicare Part D plan doesn’t cover a drug, Collins said. Caremark negotiates with pharmacies to

Tax cut shifts burden to taxpayer
Newark Advocate - As you may be aware, our friends in Congress prevented Medicare from negotiating prescription drug costs. A recent study released by Families USA (www.families usa.org) found the cost of 10 of the top 20 drugs used by seniors was 46 percent lower with

HCA Agrees to $21.3B Leveraged Buyout
Washington Post - During his decade in the Senate, Frist has been active in shaping health care policy, including creation of a Medicare prescription drug benefit, and the probe has raised questions about whether Frist’s Senate role ever benefited his family’s business

Governor to propose discount drug plan 
The Monterey County Herald - Jul 22 3:12 AM
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will propose a new plan today requiring drug companies to give discounts to low-income residents within five years or face state sanctions, Health and Human Services Secretary Kim Belshe said Friday.Save to My Web

State agency seeks details about Maui hospital plan 
Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Jul 23 4:59 AM
A state official who will decide whether to approve a proposed new hospital on Maui told the facility’s backers on Thursday to submit detailed plans for how they expected to hire doctors and nurses in the island’s tight labor market.Save to My Web

Longtime public health director to retire 
The Times-News - Jul 22 10:13 PM
TWIN FALLS Cheryl Juntunen can remember well that day back in 1981 when she saw the report on a study about the strange, new virus from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Save to My Web

Spring Cleaning Your Health Plan 
Ionia Sentinel-Standard - Jul 22 12:28 AM
(ARA) - Spring is the time for cleaning up and cleaning out. Take a day or a weekend to wash the windows, put away the sweaters and blankets, and organize your life after the brutal wintry season.Save to My Web

New health-benefits plan prompts county workers to diet, head for the gym 
Seattle Times - Jul 22 12:07 AM
Brooke Bascom is an obese new mother who is married to a doctor and fitness buff. But it was Bascom’s employer, not her nagging husband…Save to My Web

Officials defend prescription plan 
The Monterey County Herald - Jul 23 3:15 AM
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s administration on Saturday defended his proposal requiring drug companies to give discounts to up to five million uninsured, low-income residents within five years or face state sanctions.Save to My Web

Affinity Becomes Twenty-Sixth Medicaid Health Plan to Select TriZetto’s Facets Administrative Software 
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jul 20 4:30 AM
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—-July 20, 2006–The TriZetto Group Inc. announced that Affinity Health Plan has purchased its Facets Extended Enterprise administrative system to help it efficiently manage the demands of the growing Medicaid market.Save to My Web

Huntington C.A.R.E. opposes plan for biofuels plant 
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Jul 23 2:52 AM
HUNTINGTON The air inside the Church of the Brethren in downtown Huntington did not move at all on a sticky Wednesday night this month.Save to My Web

Medicare Part D Helps Beneficiaries, Changes Are Needed Say …
Medical News Today (press release), UK - Jul 18, 2006Fewer than one-third (30%) of respondents agreed that making Medicare drug coverage available only through private plans was, on balance, good for beneficiaries …
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com

PEIA vs. D
Charleston Gazette (subscription),  USA - Jun 21, 2006About 700 retired public employees and teachers in West Virginia have signed up for Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage, despite letters from the Public …
Source: sundaygazettemail.com

UnitedHealth 2nd-Qtr Net Rises 26 Percent on US Drug Benefit
Bloomberg - Jul 19, 2006… More than 5.7 million Americans ages 65 and older signed up for UnitedHealth’s government-subsidized prescription drug coverage since the beginning of 2006 …
Source: www.bloomberg.com

Medicare drug coverage tops 220,000 in Kansas
Kansas.com, KS - Jun 21, 2006More than 220,000 Kansas seniors have prescription drug coverage through Medicare, according to enrollment numbers released Wednesday by the federal government …
Source: www.kansas.com

Gary Zuckett
Charleston Gazette (subscription),  USA - Jul 16, 2006I READ with interest the recent commentary by Frank Bellinetti, Drug coverage has helped many, regarding the controversy over the Part D prescription …
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Oxendine: Beware of Medicare scams
Millen News, GA - Jul 19, 2006… about scam artists, some selling door-todoor, who have tried to take advantage of confusion surrounding the new Medicare Prescription Drug coverage benefit. …
Source: www.themillennews.com

Vote Westlund for governor
News-Review - In 2005, Westlund championed a Prescription Insurance Pooling Bill to help businesses save on prescription drug costs and health care coverage. As governor, Westlund would work to make Oregon a leader in renewable energy by helping small businesses

Blue Grass Woman Charged With Forging Prescriptions
KWQC - Police say Susan Shonts created doctor prescription pads using her computer, then forged doctors names on them and paid for prescription drugs with relatives’ insurance cards. Officers say it happened a handful of times over the past three months and

Governor to Announce Plan to Cut Drug Prices for Uninsured
LA Times - election year issue, the Schwarzenegger administration Saturday will announce a plan to cut the price of prescription drugs Offer the discounts, or face expulsion from the state’s Medi-Cal health insurance program for low-income residents. “The

DeSoto News Briefs
Charlotte Sun-Herald - Students will have their own spending money and insurance. If your family would be interested in being a host family Prescription assistance available DeSoto Health Resources also provides assistance to all DeSoto County residents who are not

University of Iowa says $1 million saved through drug program
Muscatine Journal - of benefits and payroll in the university’s human resources office. Under the program, faculty, merit exempt staff and professional and scientific staff who participate in the university’s four health insurance plans pay nothing for their prescription

Ten Things Your Pharmacist Won’t Tell You
Click10.com - Go from drugstore to drugstore and your prescription should have the same name, dosage and instructions for use. Hey, the Among the variables is the percentage of prescriptions filled that are covered by insurance. In pharmacies with a lot of

What’s your view?
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - We have more than 40 million working Americans without health insurance, thus no health care or ability to pay for life-saving prescription drugs. They do not have the same urgent human right of survival as Americans who can afford medical care.

North Carolina Cancels Medicaid Deal with ACS 
ComputerWire - Jul 17 11:03 PM
The state of North Carolina has canceled its five-year, $171m Medicaid contract with Affiliated Computer Services Inc over what the state says were failures to meet deadlines. North Carolina in April 2004 awarded ACS the contract to develop a new Medicaid information system and replace EDS Corp, which had been running the states system for the past 25 years.Save to My Web

N. Carolina ends Medicaid pact with ACS 
Government Computer News - Jul 19 8:27 AM
Citing breach of contract, the North Carolina Health and Human Services Department has terminated Affiliated Computer Services Inc.’s contract to deliver a new Medicaid payment system for the Tar Heel State.Save to My Web

GUEST COLUMN: “Bill offers no 
The Times - Jul 19 11:38 AM
State Sen. Sherry Cheek is a true advocate for the nursing home owners in obtaining a special interest law guaranteeing they obtain Medicaid dollars regardless of any other needs.Save to My Web

Hazy days of immigration 
International Herald Tribune - Jul 20 10:15 AM
Washington’s immigration debate is stuck in the political doldrums, becalmed and hot, going nowhere.Save to My Web

Lilly Shares Discount Rebound For Zyprexa, Cymbalta 
Forbes - Jul 20 9:30 AM
Prudential expects the drugmaker to post in-line results for the second quarter.Save to My Web

N.C. terminates $171 million Medicaid-billing contract 
The Myrtle Beach Sun News - Jul 18 12:14 AM
State officials have canceled one of its largest contracts - a five-year, $171 million deal to create a new Medicaid billing system - because it says the company it hired two years ago failed to meet its deadlines.Save to My Web

Blue Cross offering individual health plans
Tampa Bay Business Journal - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Inc. is going after the individual insurance market with a television ad campaign for a product with premiums significantly lower than its most popular conventional offering. Jacksonville-based Blue Cross is

Judge overturns Wal-Mart health-care spending law
Sharon Herald - The thing that we find encouraging is that there is going to be consistency, that the federal government is going to be the control point on health insurance and these kinds of issues, so that commerce itself, businesses, will be able to have one set

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Hopefuls vying for Kolbe’s seat split along party lines at forum
Arizona Daily Star - was the only Republican to not dive into the immigration issue. He did talk about health care, however. Jenkins wants to bring down costs by having people invest in private saving accounts they can use for regular coverage, saving health insurance

S.D. prices for health insurance called low
San Diego Union-Tribune - People in San Diego pay among the lowest prices in the country when buying health insurance policies for their children or families, according to a report this week by a national health insurance broker. In March, eHealthInsurance, which represents

County selects new insurance carrier
Beatrice Daily Sun - Gage County has a new health insurance provider which statistics indicate could save the county as much as $140,000 a year in premiums. The Gage County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday approved an offer from The Benefit Group, an Omaha administrator

Consumer-Guided Health Insurance Plans
Wave 3 - (ARA) - More than half of the 45 million Americans who lack health insurance are self-employed or work at small businesses. Most simply cannot afford the sky-high premiums associated with traditional health insurance policies. Consumer-guided health

Torchmark Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2006 Results
Insurance News Net - medical type group coverage for employees, and as individually written major-medical plans have become less available to consumers who are self-employed or whose employers offer no coverage. Coverage under Torchmark’s Medicare Part D prescription drug

Police pact talks put off till fall
Woonsocket Call - agreeing to contracts with basically 4 percent annual raises and a cost-saving conversion to their health care coverage. When asked if a $2 prescription Classic Blue rider co-payment — unique to the police contract — was part of the conversion

Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls face off
Stamford Advocate - criticized DeStefano’s plan to provide health coverage for everyone in the state that would drop some of the coverage now mandated by law for women — minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and Caesarians as well as mandatory funding of prescription

Red to blue: Turning colors will have to mean changing minds
Pharos-Tribune - Ethanol and prescription drug coverage are positives for the Chocola era, yet Donnelly can point to the uninsured in the district and the lack of a federal energy policy that has been able to control gas prices. With the Israeli attack on Lebanon

Study Shows Medicare Drug Coverage Gap
WGRZ TV - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — At least 77,000 senior citizens in upstate New York may have to pay thousands of dollars out of pocket for prescription drugs because of a coverage gap in the new Medicare drug plan. That’s according to a report by U.S. Senator

Cheaper, not imported
Palm Beach Interactive - estimated 7 million Americans would not be approaching that dreaded doughnut hole. Instead, Congress endorsed a punitive coverage gap, at which point countless seniors with limited incomes will have to pay full price or forgo any prescription

Berry raps Medicare Part D ‘doughnut hole’
Arkansas News Bureau - WASHINGTON - For Marilyn Braswell of DeWitt, the “doughnut hole” came especially early. Last month, Braswell hit the “doughnut hole,” a coverage gap in most Medicare Part D prescription drug plans, ahead of the Sept. 22 mark that the average plan

Healthy savings 
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Jul 17 4:55 AM
So you’re paying down the mortgage, socking money into an investment account and paring your spending to gear up for a few happy decades in retirement.Save to My Web

The Jalopnik Morning Shift 
Jalopnik - Jul 13 4:17 AM
If the atmosphere in Detroit seems especially thick Friday, for once it won’t be the humidity — it will be the meeting of a number of storm fronts — to create…the “Perfect Storm.”…Save to My Web

MIDDAY BUSINESS REPORT: Garmin moving with mobile 
Kansas City Star - Jul 10 11:05 AM
Garmin International today unveiled a new version of its mobile phone navigation service, adding fuel price, weather and traffic information.Save to My Web

Daily Briefing 
The News Journal - Jul 11 12:32 AM
Today’s business news in briefSave to My Web

Illinois poised to insure all kids 
Baltimore Sun - Jul 09 7:01 AM
But some are wary that program, which begins this week, will be too costly When Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich signed it last winter, the All Kids program was heralded as the nation’s most ambitious plan to ensure that all children would have access to health insurance, regardless of their immigration status. Save to My Web

Woman caught in Medicare mistake 
Billings Gazette - Jul 14 11:43 PM
Sometimes more isn’t better. Just ask Mardell Pfennig, a Billings woman who got three Medicare Part D prescription drug plans — two more than she wanted and is allowed by the government.Save to My Web

Poor can still register for Medicare Part D 
Orlando Sentinel - Jul 16 3:05 AM
Health officials are searching for thousands of Floridians — among more than 3 million people nationwide — who could get substantial help in paying for Medicare’s prescription-drug coverage. Save to My Web

HealthTrans Reports 6th Year of Record Growth with $125 Million in
Insurance News Net - A leader in providing transparent pharmacy benefit administration services, HealthTrans had an increase of 35 percent in What legendary insurance industry maverick made this historic claim? Find the answer at CheatToWin.net. Critical Warning to

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Star Courier - 27, of Neponset, was arrested on a Henry County warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of no insurance, speeding The Kewanee Fire and Police departments were dispatched to the scene of a small electrical fire at the CVS Pharmacy in

Tips for Cutting Health Insurance Costs From the National Association
Forbes - In 2005, premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose to an average of $10,880 annually for family coverage ($907 Cut Pharmacy Costs. Lower pharmacy costs by asking your doctor to only prescribe drugs in the bottom two

Court Requires Kindred to Turn Over Appraisal Information; Kindred to
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Breakthrough Pain Relief Technology Takes Hold In St. Louis
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Prescription drug discount program coming to county
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - The program is aimed at those who have no insurance for prescriptions or who have very limited insurance. No fee is charged to He said that, about 85 percent of the time, the program price is the lowest available, but, occasionally, the pharmacy can

From Our Insurance Issue
Business Strategies Magazine - Mitigating costs can be done by managing the “levers” of health insurance. These levers include things such as plan design changes, financial arrangements, pharmacy carve-outs, contribution strategies, and wellness initiatives. Know Your Options The

MDs, PAs, NPs and RNs: What’s the difference?
Herald Tribune - Townsend lost her health insurance when she was widowed seven years ago. Finding the Archer Clinic has been a godsend, she Laura Annis, a pharmacy consultant. Besides providing convenient care in the rural community, the nurse practitioners act as

Rolla coed softball results from July 6
Rolla Daily News - Parsons added a double, two singles and scored twice as Forest City Family Practice beat Kathy McKay State Farm Insurance 9-5 had a homer, triple, single and scored twice while Brian Carroll doubled and singled as The Sharks beat Sinks Pharmacy 12-8

Doctors say budget fix needed for state s ailing health care system
Aurora Sentinel - We need real Medicaid reform, Stengel said. Referendum C would let the state keep $3.7 billion over five years that would otherwise have to be refunded to taxpayers under the Taxpayer s Bill of Rights, a constitutional amendment. Referendum D

Health Department saga getting worse
Jackson Clarion-Ledger - In Calhoun County, the Perinatal High Risk Program for Medicaid mothers and babies is truly a lifesaver for many families. It also brought revenue to the agency from Medicaid and was cost-effective. With Dr. Amy and his financial guru’s cuts there

Commentary: A new bureaucratic no-man’s land
Albuquerque Tribune - But that isn’t enough to gain one much of anything these says, including access to Medicaid, the federal health care program for the indigent. Under a new federal law it is now mandatory that every applicant show proof of citizenship with either a

Wallingford fire classified as arson
Seattle Times - According to the indictment, the Milmans recruited Medicaid patients to use their pharmacy by offering gift certificates. They then created false records, including physician prescriptions and delivery receipts, so that they could bill Medicaid for

Golden Pen: New York must fix its Medicaid fraud
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - (July 15, 2006) Now 57 years old and about five years into his retirement from a job with the county, Steven Bentley works part time as an adjunct sociology professor at Monroe Community College and the State University of New York College at

Budget, immigration, mountain access on Legislature’s agenda
Aurora Sentinel - Romanoff said the rising cost of Medicaid could threaten the state’s ability to recover financially, despite more money from the tax surplus refunds. “Medicaid remains a time bomb in our state budget,” he said. He said Democrats have a plan to revise

GAO: Medicare questions get wrong answers 
UPI - Jul 11 7:38 AM
WASHINGTON, July 11 (UPI) — The U.S. Government Accountability Office has said citizens are routinely given inaccurate and incomplete information about Medicare prescription drug plans.Save to My Web

Monday’s Local News 
WTOL News 11 - Jul 11 2:55 AM
Smoke Detector Alerts Family to Fire in Their House When crews arrived at a north Toledo home early Monday, they reported smoke and fire showing. But the family living in that house got out safely, thanks to their smoke detector. Check yours now to be sure it’s working.Save to My Web

Free Drug Plan Offers an Average Savings of 20% to Americans 
[Press Release] PR Web via Yahoo! News - Jul 12 5:00 AM
(PRWEB) July 12, 2006 — According to The Henry J.Save to My Web

Insurers failing to provide accurate Medicare information, GAO finds 
Eagle-Tribune Online - Jul 11 11:15 AM
WASHINGTON- Insurers offering prescription drug coverage through Medicare routinely failed to provide accurate and complete responses to questions posed over the telephone by federal investigators.Save to My Web

Los Angeles Times Examines Gap In Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage 
Medical News Today - Jul 05 2:10 PM
The Los Angeles Times on Sunday examined how 3.4 million Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in the prescription drug benefit have begun to approach the so-called “doughnut hole,” the gap in coverage under which they must cover 100% of their annual medication costs between $2,250 and $5,100. [click link for full article]Save to My Web

Answers lacking in study of Medicare call centers 
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Jul 10 10:01 PM
Washington - Federal investigators said Monday that Medicare prescription drug plans generally provided incomplete and inaccurate information to callers who asked questions about the new benefit.Save to My Web

Drug plan answers often wrong 
St. Petersburg Times - Jul 10 7:20 PM
Government investigators make 900 calls to 10 drug plan sponsors. They say they got complete, accurate responses only a third of the time.Save to My Web

Term Life Insurance — As Easy As A-B-C 
Derby Daily Reporter - Jul 14 2:27 PM
(ARA) - There are some things in life that will always be confusing. Like why the same meals prepared at your children’s friends’ houses always taste better. Why you can run out of gas when the gauge still shows one-eighth full.Save to My Web

Liability Insurance Credit Offered By ACP And The Doctors Company 
Medical News Today - Jul 12 9:04 AM
The American College of Physicians (ACP) and The Doctors Company are pleased to announce the industry’s first program that offers physician-members of ACP a credit on The Doctors Company medical liability insurance for Maintenance of Certification (MOC). [click link for full article]Save to My Web

S.F. aiming to fund health care 
The Sacramento Bee - Jul 15 1:07 AM
SAN FRANCISCO — When Carlo Garcia broke his nose while skateboarding earlier this year, he didn’t immediately see a doctor; he didn’t have one. The next day, a private hospital turned away the 28-year-old student because he had no health insurance.Save to My Web

SpectraScience Appoints Stanley Pappelbaum, M.D. as Director 
SYS-CON Media - 2 hours, 50 minutes ago
SpectraScience, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SCIE) announced today that it has elected Stanley Pappelbaum, M.D. to its Board of Directors.Save to My Web

Texas Briefs — 4/27/06 
KXAN 36 Austin - Jul 14 11:19 PM
In Thursday’s Texas briefs, struggling home insurance companies are leaving U.S. coastal areas, a Texas high school dance leads to the reassignment of a Houston principal, and more.Save to My Web

Tips for Purchasing Travel Insurance Online 
[Press Release] PR Web - Jul 12 12:44 AM
Its easy to book all of your travel arrangements online, but what about your travel insurance? By knowing what to look for on the Web, its easy to find the coverage you need at a price you can afford. (PRWEB Jul 12, 2006) Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/RW1wdC1Ib3JyLUNvdXAtU3F1YS1JbnNlLVplcm8=Save to My Web

County to look at selling HBH building 
Huron Daily Tribune - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
Huron Behavioral Health (HBH) has been the facilitys sole occupant since the building, located at 1108 S. Van Dyke Road in Bad Axe, was erected in 1980, said Chief Executive Officer Suzanne Prich. It has been renting from the county for the entire time.Save to My Web

Wyden has plans for health care changes 
Newport News-Times - Jul 12 9:24 AM
At the town hall hosted by U.S. Senator Ron Wyden last Friday in Newport, Registered Nurse Barbara Fry said the Medicaid drug insurance plan that went into effect at the start of this year is “a disaster” due to its complexity and she asked what Wyden would do to improve health care in the country.Save to My Web

N.C. Medicaid expenditures $350M under budget 
Triangle Business Journal - Jul 12 8:23 AM
North Carolina’s Medicaid program spent $350 million less on health care in the 2005-2006 fiscal year than originally anticipated.Save to My Web

Wednesday, July 19 
Billings Outpost - Jul 13 7:14 AM
Dr. Robert Knutson and the staff of Shiloh Eye Care donate vision examinations at no charge to children under age 18 who do not qualify for Medicaid and have no other insurance. Call 651-9200 for an appointment.Save to My Web

Hispanics face multiple hurdles in quest for health care 
The Olympian - Jul 14 4:37 AM
We’ve all heard by now that Hispanics are the fastest-growing and largest ethnic group in Washington state, but the health and well-being of Latinos hasn’t kept pace with the population growth and continues to be of great concern to all Hispanic communities.Save to My Web

Oregonians get brief reprieve from Medicaid rules 
Corvallis Gazette Times - Jul 12 7:14 PM
SALEM (AP) It will be a few more weeks before Oregon fully enforces a new federal law that requires Medicaid applicants to prove they are U.S. citizens, according to the state Department of Human Services.Save to My Web

Local transportation needs aired 
Newport News-Times - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
Members of the Oregon House Interim Committee on Transportation heard about transportation efforts and needs in Lincoln County when they met at Newport City Hall on Monday.Save to My Web

Mississippi Assessment On Public, Private Hospitals To Fund Medicaid Cut By 50% 
Medical News Today - Jul 13 9:04 PM
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) on Thursday said he will cut by 50% a planned 1.5% assessment on all hospitals’ gross revenue, which was expected to collect $90 million to close a shortfall in the state Medicaid program’s budget, the Jackson Clarion Ledger reports (Hipp, Jackson Clarion Ledger, 7/7). [click link for full article]Save to My Web

Ride across Kansas a benefit for free town medical clinic 
Town Online - Jul 13 12:59 AM
A485-mile bicycle trip across Kansas by a Hudson insurance company staffer turned into a $1,000 donation to the Open Door Free Medical program at the First United Methodist Church of Hudson.Save to My Web

Responsive mental health services close to home 
djournal.com - Jul 12 5:42 AM
BOONEVILLE - Challenges and barriers abound for people living with mental illness, but Region 4 is setting a high standard with in-house pharmacy and acute partial hospitalization programs that have been implemented in the past 18 months.Save to My Web

Emergis Broadens its Offerings and Reach in the Health Care Community with the Acquisition of DINMAR 
[Press Release] Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jul 10 5:00 AM
Emergis Inc. today announced that it has acquired DINMAR, an Ottawa-based provider of electronic health record technology solutions and consulting services to the health care community, for $32 million, subject to closing adjustments and contingent consideration.Save to My Web

Uninsured pay steep price for prescriptions 
Business First of Buffalo - Jul 11 12:02 PM
An uninsured resident in Buffalo is likely to pay 60 percent more for a drug prescription than the federal government, according to a report issued Tuesday.Save to My Web

DUSA Pharmaceuticals Sues Additional Physicians and a Chemical Supplier for Infringement of its Levulan’R’ Photodynamic  
[Press Release] Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jul 11 3:30 AM
DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , announced today that it has filed lawsuits against physicians in California, Florida and Ohio, alleging infringement of patents exclusively licensed to DUSA.Save to My Web

Behrman Capital Sells Tandem Health Care to JER Partners and Formation Capital in $620 Million Transaction 
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jul 12 7:18 AM
NEW YORK—-July 12, 2006–Behrman Capital, a private equity investment firm based in New York and San Francisco, announced today that it has sold portfolio company Tandem Health Care, Inc., a provider of long-term health care services, to a consortium of JER Partners and Formation Capital, LLC in a transaction valued at $620 million.Save to My Web

Police: Pharmacy fraud brings in $80,000 
Courier-Post - Jul 12 7:09 AM
A Medford pharmacist has been arrested and charged with falsely collecting more than $80,000 worth of insurance reimbursements for prescription drugs, authorities report.Save to My Web

The Bismarck, North Dakota source for news, sports, jobs, real estate and more 
Bismarck Tribune - Jul 13 12:21 AM
Online edition of the Bismarck Tribune, a daily newspaper in Bismarck, ND. Features include news, classifieds, and other information and resources for Bismarck, Mandan, and North Dakota.Save to My Web

People and businesses on the move 7/10
DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - Jul 10, 2006… as an account executive. McMaster was with Five Star Insurance in Urbandale. … Sally Haack, assistant professor of pharmacy at Drake University, has received …
Source: desmoinesregister.com

Town purchases terrorism insurance
Holbrook Sun, MA - Jul 6, 2006… James Crowley of Holbrook Insurance Center explained that for an annual premium of … is located in the former Mickey’s Billiards in the Brooks Pharmacy Plaza on …
Source: www2.townonline.com

News from the Norwood Senior Center
Daily News Transcript, MA - Jul 5, 2006… counselor, will be available every Wednesday, from 10 am to noon, to answer questions on health insurance. She will help with any drug, pharmacy or billing …
Source: www.dailynewstranscript.com

Diabetics await new treatment
Boston Globe, United States - Jul 10, 2006… Insurance companies also have given a cool reception to a drug with a … drug coverage who like gadgets ,” said Dr. Neil Minkoff , the insurer’s pharmacy director …
Source: www.boston.com

GoodWorks Insurance Launches Effort to Improve Pedestrian Safety …
Business Wire (press release), CA - Jun 29, 2006… strong interest in helping to fund the crosswalk project includes Arbella Insurance Group, Barnbrook Realty, Berkshire Bank, Bill’s Pharmacy, Housatonic Water …
Source: home.businesswire.com

Take medical history to the doctor’s office
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription), MN - Jul 11, 2006… numbers, insurance information (including a copy of insurance card), medications … or recent medical conditions (eg, diabetes, asthma), and pharmacy name and …
Source: www.startribune.com

Cenveo, Inc. Acquires Rx Label Technology Corporation
Yahoo! News (press release) - 12 hours ago… of pressure sensitive prescription labels to the US retail pharmacy market, Rx … to technical and capital resources; (21) availability of insurance coverage at …
Source: biz.yahoo.com

A dose of fiscal reality
Charlotte Observer - Pharmacy benefit managers, companies that contract with insurance companies to administer Part D, promise payment within 30 days, but some independent pharmacists say that hasn’t happened. “I have prescriptions that I’m just now getting paid for from

CIGNA Completes Acquisition of Star HRG
MSN MoneyCentral - The product portfolio includes medical and pharmacy coverage, employee assistance programs, and additional supplemental HealthMarkets, Inc., headquartered in North Richland Hills, Texas, is a provider of health and life insurance products to

Barrett Toan Joins Prematics’ Executive Council
MSN MoneyCentral - and Chief Executive Officer of Express Scripts ESRX , one of the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Express Scripts provides prescription drug services to over 50 million members, including managed care organizations, insurance

NCCHC breaks ground on new facility
Arizona Daily Sun - facility 36,000-square-foot building will double North Country’s capacity to provide comprehensive medical, dental, pharmacy release, there are approximately 15,000 uninsured people in Flagstaff, and with the skyrocketing prices of health insurance

Avian Flu Information
WOOD - Pharmacist Mike Koelzer, co-owner of Kay Pharmacy in Grand Rapids, says, “Some get up there. The typical drug price right I have no private insurance and I have no medicaid. I have a spend down but my spend down is so large I’d have to spend

Health calendar
Gloucester Daily Times - Not held on holidays that fall on Mondays. * Wednesdays, 2 to 4 p.m. at Connors Pharmacy, 76 Prospect St. * Thursdays, Brooks Health insurance program offered at Addison Gilbert Hospital and Beverly Hospital for those in need. Financial counselors are

Library offers lessons on Medicare 
The Times of Northwest Indiana - 18 minutes ago
GLENWOOD | Glenwood-Lynwood Public Library will have a presentation on Medicare Part D at 10 a.m. Thursday. Sheryl Ford of Bloom Township Senior Services will discuss the basics of the Medicare Part D (prescription drug coverage) and the low income subsidy that can help pay for it.Save to My Web

Medicare Rx Drug Benefit A ‘Planned Looting,’ Opinion Piece States 
Medical News Today - Jul 03 7:09 PM
The Medicare prescription drug benefit, which will cost an estimated $1.2 trillion over the first 10 years, was “premeditated taxpayer rape” and “a planned looting of the public on behalf of corporate interest,” syndicated columnist Froma Harrop writes in a Seattle Times opinion piece. “To understand the enormity of the crime, note that $1. [click link for full article]Save to My Web

Another Bitter Pill for Seniors in Medicare D 
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Jul 06 4:00 AM
During the first five months of active enrollment in the new Medicare drug benefit, almost all private drug plans raised prices for the 20 most commonly prescribed drugs for seniors, according to FamiliesUSA, a health-care consumer advocacy group in Washington.Save to My Web

Medicare Drug Plan Call Centers Slammed by GAO for Poor Service 
Senior Journal - Jul 10 4:39 PM
July 10, 2006 The call center service provided by Medicare prescription drug plans received light praise and heavy criticism today from the Government Accountability Office based on their test of responses from the call centers.Save to My Web

Former Bush Adviser Agrees to Pay for Trips 
Washington Post - Jul 10 5:03 PM
A former senior adviser to President Bush on health-care issues has agreed to pay nearly $10,000 to settle a dispute over whether he improperly billed the government for trips that he took while he was considering jobs in the private sector.Save to My Web

Retirement benefits dominate Allard meeting 
Montrose Daily Press - Jul 08 8:26 PM
MONTROSE Joe Bagnara stood, arms crossed, and listened to Sen. Wayne Allard explain Medicare Part D Saturday. He was not impressed.Save to My Web

Veteran Conservative Leader Blasts Bush Administration in New Book 
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Jul 10 6:32 AM
In his May 21st Washington Post Op-Ed column, “Bush’s Base Betrayal,” outspoken conservative leader Richard A. Viguerie claimed George W. Bush “talked like a conservative to win our votes…but never governed like .”Save to My Web

“Doughnut Hole” Medicare Prescription Drug: Americans Can Be Helped By Online Generic Prescription Pharmacy 
[Press Release] PR Web - Jul 07 12:11 AM
MyStoreForMeds.com meets FDA guidelines for online prescription medicine store with new association with Lakeland, Florida pharmacy: More than 3000 generic drugs save big dollars for Americans without prescription drug insurance or to fill in Medicare gap. (PRWEB Jul 7, 2006)Save to My Web

Enrollment in Medicare Part D High in Nebraska
Southwest Nebraska News, NE - Jun 29, 2006… It is further estimated that the number of Medicare beneficiaries in Nebraska eligible to receive prescription coverage from the Veterans Administration is …
Source: www.swnebr.net

The perks, they are a-changin’
Allentown Morning Call, PA - Jul 9, 2006… Plan covers medical, prescription drug, dental and vision expenses, with certain deductibles … forcing lawmakers and staff to pony up for their health coverage. …
Source: www.mcall.com

Suspects sought in teen’s shooting
Times Picayune, LA - Jul 2, 2006… the risk management professor, agreed that following Piazza’s prescription for managing the … insurance agents also are leery of splitting wind coverage from the …
Source: www.nola.com

More Iowa seniors master new Medicare drug plans
DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - Jul 7, 2006… The novelty is over, and three-quarters of Iowa seniors are settling into a life in which they have access to prescription drug coverage. …
Source: desmoinesregister.com

Residents emotional on health coverage
Gainesville Sun, FL - Jul 9, 2006… insurance coverage. The coverage requires that he can only see a doctor or refill a prescription in Miami Dade or Broward County. …
Source: www.gainesville.com

A new paradigm for managing drug costs
Des Moines Business Record, IA - Jul 9, 2006… In the world of prescription drug programs, however, the more companies know … Wellmark, which provides coverage to approximately 1.3 million Iowans, is now the …
Source: www.businessrecord.com

When should I consider buying long-term care health insurance?
Indianapolis Star - Long-term care insurance is designed to pay for extended stays in nursing homes and other lengthy health-care needs. Members of the Financial Planning Association of Greater Indiana say it’s worth buying to protect you in your golden years. Julie

HEALTH BRIEFS
Coshocton Tribune - The service is available to families of all incomes - even those with insurance coverage. To receive immunizations, take your The clinic is provided by OU-COM Childhood Immunization Program’s community mobile health unit and the Ohio Department of

Recent and Historic Disasters Remind Us All to Be Prepared
WLOX - Portable radio * Fire extinguisher * Large trash bags to keep supplies dry (and for trash) * Liquid detergent, feminine and infant supplies, and toilet paper * Tools: especially, a large wrench to turn off gas * Cash * Homeowners and health insurance

How to Choose a Personal Trainer
WBAY Green Bay - hour, 175-question exam that covers exercise science and programming knowledge, including anatomy, kinesiology, health Make sure the trainer has liability insurance and provides business policies in writing Many personal trainers operate as

Insuring Health: Medicaid can place lien against estate
Courier-Post - Insuring Health by Donald Mark, a certified elder law attorney practicing in Stratford and specializing in health insurance issues, appears monthly. Reach him by fax at (856) 435-6408. Talk about this and more on the Courier-Post forums!

GOP counting on Dems’ voting record to retake Legislature
Aurora Sentinel - The proposal would be open to any resident without health insurance as well as people covered by health savings accounts, which are plans with high deductibles and usually no drug coverage. Owens vetoed a similar plan last year. ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

Brain Metastases
WOOD - damage, infertility or sexual dysfunction, and impaired organ function, the AP reported. Cancer survivors may also be distressed over changes in their appearance, face discrimination from employers, or have to contend with increased health insurance