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prescription News Archive17-Oct-2007
'Raids highlight prescription drug debate (AP via Yahoo! News) California authorities who raided the homes and offices of two of Anna Nicole Smith's doctors last week made the highest-profile use yet of a controversial state database that can detect suspicious patterns of prescriptions.
'Raids highlight prescription drug debate (The Charlotte Observer)California authorities who raided the homes and offices of two of Anna Nicole Smith's doctors last week made the highest-profile use yet of a controversial state database that can detect suspicious patterns of prescriptions. But the raids also reignited debate about the technology. Law enforcement officials say it's a useful tool for fighting prescription drug abuse. Many doctors and privacy ...
''Means Testing' Proposal For Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit 'Fair,' Editorial States (Medical News Today)A "means testing" proposal by the Bush administration, under which higher-income Medicare beneficiaries would have to pay higher premiums and deductibles under the prescription drug benefit, "won't put much of a dent in the massive future deficits facing Medicare," according to a Philadelphia Inquirer editorial. [click link for full article]
'Raids Highlight Prescription Drug Debate (ABC News)Raids on Home and Offices of Anna Nicole Smith's Doctors Highlight Prescription Drug Debate
'Private Insurers Offering Medicare Prescription Drug Plans Do Not Receive 'Significant' Discounts From Drug Makers, ... (Medical News Today)Nearly $15 billion could have been saved this year if private insurers that offer Medicare prescription drug plans had administrative costs similar to those of Medicare and if they obtained discounts on drugs similar to those received by Medicaid, according to a report commissioned by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair Henry Waxman (D-Calif. [click link for full article]
'Majority Of House Of Representatives Support Common-sense Fix To Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan (Medical News Today)Bipartisan support for prompt reimbursement of Medicare Part D prescription drug claims to community pharmacies continues to grow. H.R.1474, the Fair and Speedy Treatment (FAST) of Medicare Prescription Drug Claims Act of 2007, has just signed its 220th co-sponsor. [click link for full article]
'Massachusetts Health Insurance Connector Authority Board Rejects Proposal For High-Deductible Prescription Drug Plan (Medical News Today)The Massachusetts Health Insurance Connector Authority Board on Thursday rejected a proposal for a prescription drug plan that would have included a $15 copayment for refills of generic drugs, as well as a $1,000 deductible for brand-name drugs with additional copays of $50 or $75 per refill, the Boston Globe reports. [click link for full article]
'Medco to have prescription review system (AP via Yahoo! News) When a patient gets a new prescription filled, there's a fair chance a pharmacist will be looking over the doctor's shoulder, more or less. Increasingly, pharmacists are aggressively reviewing prescriptions ? mainly those for expensive, chronic conditions ? and counseling patients and intervening with their doctors to head off costly, potentially deadly problems.
'Medco to have prescription review system (Muzi)When a patient gets a new prescription filled, there's a fair chance a pharmacist will be looking over the doctor's shoulder, more or less.
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