Category Archives: Medicare

Dems vow to close Medicare ‘doughnut hole’

By doris | Published: December 20, 2009

Full Story msnbc.com WASHINGTON – It’s an annual ordeal for many seniors living on a budget. Medicare’s coverage gap for prescription drugs — $3,610 next year — has steadily gotten bigger since the benefit’s inception. But if Democrats have their way on health care overhaul, the dreaded “doughnut hole” will shrink by $500 right away [...]

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Loophole would allow health coverage limits

By doris | Published: December 13, 2009

Full Story atmsnbc.com WASHINGTON – A loophole in the Senate health care bill would let insurance companies place annual dollar limits on medical care for people struggling with costly illnesses such as cancer. Adding to the confusion, the language is tucked away in a clause of the bill captioned “No lifetime or annual limits.” Advocates [...]

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Is Marijuana the Answer to California’s Budget Woes?

By doris | Published: July 25, 2009

Full Story at TIME.com While 13 states permit the limited sale of marijuana for medical use, and polls show a steady increase in the number of Americans who favor legalization, federal law still bans the cultivation, sale or possession of marijuana. In fact, the feds still classify marijuana as a Schedule I drug, one that [...]

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Drug industry OKs $80 billion Medicare deal

By doris | Published: June 21, 2009

Full Story At msnbc.com WASHINGTON – The pharmaceutical industry agreed Saturday to spend $80 billion over the next decade improving drug benefits for seniors on Medicare and defraying the cost of President Barack Obama’s health care legislation, capping secretive negotiations involving key lawmakers and the White House. “This new coverage means affordable prices on prescription [...]

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Health insurance from Uncle Sam gets a look

By doris | Published: May 14, 2009

Full Story At news.yahoo.com WASHINGTON – Look out Aetna, Humana and UnitedHealthcare. Senators are meeting behind closed doors to consider whether the federal government should jump into the health insurance business. The government already covers medical care for seniors, disabled people, poor families and many children. But coverage in those programs is restricted to people [...]

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Big job awaits Kan. Gov. Sebelius as health chief

By doris | Published: March 2, 2009

Full Story At msnbc.com WASHINGTON – A health care system overhaul, weak finances in Medicare, lapses in food safety. Those challenges and more await Kathleen Sebelius as President Barack Obama’s health secretary. Gaining confirmation from the Senate would be the Kansas governor’s first hurdle. She has clashed with abortion opponents in the state, and they [...]

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