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Goodbye Medicare Part D - April 1, 2008
From the Center for Medicare Advocacy comes the following: The Social Security Administration (SSA) has begun mailing “SSA Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Notice of Termination” letters to some beneficiaries who are currently receiving the low-income subsidy (LIS) or “Extra Help...

Low income Part D beneficiaries stand to lose subsidies on April 1
From the Center for Medicare Advocacy:The Social Security Administration (SSA) has begun mailing "SSA Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Notice of Termination" letters to some beneficiaries who are currently receiving the low-income subsidy (LIS) or "Extra Help...

SSA continues to over-withold Part D premiums
Some Medicare beneficiaries still are having incorrect amounts withheld from their Social Security checks for Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug benefit premiums, but the programs have made significant improvements since 2006 in matching their databases to deduct the correct...

KFF issues 2008n update on Medicare Advantage
Medicare Advantage plans enrolled a record 9.8 million beneficiaries, more than one in five of the nation?s 44 million people on Medicare as of April 2008. That represents an increase of more than 800,000 beneficiaries in just four months, continuing...

Walgreen expands drug plan
Walgreen recently announced that it has expanded its Prescription Drug Savings Plan to include 90-day prescriptions of generic drugs for $12. The program was launched last year and offers reduced prices on more than 5,000 brand-name and generic drugs...

KFF report analyzes Medicare Advantage plans
Medicare Advantage plans enrolled a record 9.8 million beneficiaries, more than one in five of the nation?s 44 million people on Medicare as of April 2008. That represents an increase of more than 800,000 beneficiaries in just four months, continuing...

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Bush Administration
class action settlement ensures Medicaid beneficiaries can continue to purchase prescription drugs at minimum cost when they become eligible for Medicare.

Online Medication Sites
Prescription Drugs Sold Without Prescriptions

Lexus Inc. and Toyota Motor Sales Inc.
allegedly failed to correct problems with the front passenger air bag system in thousands of 2007 Lexus ES350 vehicles.

Drug Manufacturer Rebates
Caremark Corp. agrees to pay $38.5 million settlement after convincing doctors to switch drug brands.

La Nuestra Brand Mamey Ice Cream Recalled due to Risk of Salmonella Typhi
La Nuestra Brand Mamey Ice Cream Recalled due to Risk of Salmonella Typhi

Lian How Brand Spices
Recalled for Salmonella Contamination