Newsletter Articles | December 1, 2005
President, States Intervene to Ensure Prescription Drug Coverage Continues During Medicare Part D Transition
OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst
Industry News
Just two weeks after the Bush Administration rolled out its new Medicare Part D prescription plan, the President and eight states are being compelled to take actions designed to avert a national public health emergency. Since January 1, 2006, officials estimate tens of thousands of people nationwide, most of whom are low-income Medicare beneficiaries, have been unable to fill prescriptions at subsidized rates.
In a mandate released on January 16, 2006, the Bush Administration ordered insurers . . .
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