Democrats urge CMS to ramp up Part D outreach to low-income seniors
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Haymarket Media
May 31, 2006
House Democrats are pushing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to reach out to low-income seniors who have not signed up for the Medicare Part D drug benefit.
Senators want answers about QIO outlays
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Haymarket Media
May 24, 2006
Senate Finance Committee leaders are continuing their probe into the finances of quality improvement organizations. Specifically, they have asked the American Health Quality Association to disclose if...
CMS warning: Don’t meddle in Medicare plans
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Haymarket Media
May 23, 2006
The federal government has cautioned nursing homes against guiding residents toward specific Medicare Part D plans.
CMS bends contingency plan as drug plan deadline approaches
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Haymarket Media
May 09, 2006
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is anticipating a flood of Part D enrollment applications as the May 15 deadline nears. As a result, it has enacted temporary policy changes to ensure that...
AHCA urges providers to prepare for May 1 immigration boycott
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Haymarket Media
Apr 27, 2006
Long-term care associations are advising providers to prepare for a May 1 national boycott by immigrants and immigrant advocates. Such a boycott could affect resident care, the associations informed members...
GAO report: FDA still grapples with drug safety monitoring problems
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Haymarket Media
Apr 26, 2006
A Senate committee chairman is calling for “big changes” at the Food and Drug Administration following a report’s findings that the agency continues to have problems monitoring drug safety.
CMS rejects request for special enrollment extension
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Haymarket Media
Apr 20, 2006
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has said “no” to an advocacy rights group that wants to establish a special enrollment period for the Part D drug benefit.
Skilled nursing still a hurricane victim
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James M. Berklan
Apr 17, 2006
Seven months after Katrina, shattered infrastructure leaves operators crippled.Talk to various nursing home people in and around New Orleans and not one expresses optimism. There is hope. And there is...
Grassley wants action from CMS on survey problems
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Haymarket Media
Apr 17, 2006
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) is pushing federal regulators to act on survey and certification problems identified in a General Accountability Office report released earlier this year.
CMS leader cautions drug plans to smooth Part D transitions
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Haymarket Media
Apr 04, 2006
New Medicare drug benefit enrollees must still be offered a 30-day transition period and newly institutionalized beneficiaries must be given a 90-day transition period, the leader of the Medicare program...