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Continuing medical education (CME) programs may not be independent from inappropriate influence from the pharmaceutical industry, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said. Read More
Wisconsin's senior drug coverage program could be extended two and a half years through a provision the state's U.S. senators included in a supplemental spending bill funding military operations in Iraq. Read More
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) introduced legislation that would expand Medicare by making it available to all American citizens. Read More
Medicare's financial outlook has improved over last year's estimate but remains troubling, with the program's trustees issuing a funding warning in their annual report. Read More
One of the Democrats’ campaign promises took another step forward late Thursday night as the Senate Finance Committee approved a bill that would allow the HHS secretary to negotiate prices with companies for Medicare Part D prescription drugs.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rejected Wisconsin’s request to continue its prescription drug plan for seniors, which allowed the state to offer prescription drugs at lower prices through negotiations with drugmakers, Gov. Jim Doyle said.
One of the Democrats' campaign promises took another step forward last week as the Senate Finance Committee approved a bill that would allow the HHS secretary to negotiate prices with companies for Medicare Part D prescription drugs.
The Senate should pattern its Medicare prescription drug bill after an earlier version introduced in the House that would let the federal government pursue lower drug costs through direct negotiation with drug companies, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) said.
Wisconsin’s ability to negotiate prices with drug manufacturers may come to an end, as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wants the state to transform its prescription drug coverage plan for seniors into a Medicare-based program.
Medicare paid contractors approximately $700 million in improper payments for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) between April 2005 and April 2006, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a recent report.