From the Daily: An easy pill to swallow
Michigan Daily - Republican legislators - who would be quick to point to Wal-Mart’s drug plan as an example of the free market addressing the nation’s health care crisis - made sure that the legislation enabling Medicare to offer prescription drug coverage also

Medicare to Introduce New Web Page to Help Senior Citizens Choose Drug
Senior Journal - maximize their benefits, working with their doctor to develop a personalized plan for prevention. In just two years, Medicare has undergone unprecedented improvements in benefits, including the addition of prescription drug coverage and

Workers’ wages squeezed by cost of medical care
Akron Beacon Journal - 39 percent of employers said they’re considering raising the deductibles that employees must pay before insurance coverage kicks in. Likewise, 39 percent of companies said they’re likely to increase the co-pay amounts employees pay for prescription

Medicare Billing Problems Continue as Senate Aging Committee Chair
Senior Journal - Medicare Part C is commonly known as the Medicare Advantage, the managed care plans, which also provide drug coverage. resulted in seniors living on fixed incomes being saddled with payment of several months’ worth of Medicare prescription

Editorial: A gap in coverage
Las Vegas Sun - Millions of older Americans are falling into Medicare’s “doughnut hole” this month as the program’s temporary gap in their prescription drug coverage takes hold and forces them to pay full price for their medicines. The so-called “doughnut hole” is

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Town Hall - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., facing pressure from critics who call its employee health care coverage inadequate, plans to begin selling nearly 300 generic prescription drugs to its employees and customers at much reduced prices, the company announces. (AP

Health insurance costs still rising, but more slowly
Battle Creek Enquirer - premiums, but also are facing higher out-of-pocket expenses for co-pays on items such as office visits and prescription drugs The long-term trend is very clear, and it’s the slow unraveling of coverage in the employment-based system, especially

PacifiCare and UnitedHealthcare Partner With SIMNSA to Enhance Cross
Insurance News Net - PacifiCare and UnitedHealthcare programs that provide Southern California-based businesses affordable, comprehensive coverage for their employees. SIMNSA offers a host of health plans with low or no copayments as well as dental and prescription drug

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