CMS: Medicare prescription drugs.(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)(Brief Article)

Vera Moulton takes a lot of prescription medicine, and says, "Two or three are on the expensive side." That's why the retired bookkeeper and 33-year-member of the Excelsior Chapter in Enid, OkIa., signed up for a Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Card. The cards became available in May 2004 under the ......

Medicare continues as the national health insurance program designed to provide health care for people 65 and over as well as many individuals who are disabled.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), under direction from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), proposed the adoption of final uniform standards for an electronic prescription drug program for formulary and benefit purposes. It also proposed the adoption of a standard identifier for providers and ......

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), under direction from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), proposed the adoption of final uniform standards for an electronic prescription drug program for formulary and benefit purposes. It also proposed the adoption of a standard identifier for providers and ......

Employers and labor relations groups have urged the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to move quickly in finalizing a new set of regulations affecting retiree prescription drug plans under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA). Many of the groups suggested that CMS needed ......

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HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt yesterday announced final regulations that will support physician adoption of electronic prescribing and electronic health records technology. "Electronic health records help doctors provide higher quality patient care, improved efficiency and with less hassle," Secretary Leavitt said. "By removing barriers, these regulation changes will help physicians get ......

Health care spending growth in the United States slowed for the third consecutive year in 2005, increasing 6.9 percent compared to 7.2 percent growth in 2004 and 8.1 percent in 2003, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services (CMS) reported today. The findings can be found in a report by ......

Toying with us until the end. on Saturday the 109th Congress paased legislation to reverse the pending 5.1% cut in Medicare fees for 2007. Of course, this is the - what, third? - year that there will be no increase in fees, so we've lost at least 10 percent or ......

A recent survey found that many adults don't feel knowledgeable about the prescriptons they take and they are concerned about adverse reactions. Physicians and pharmacists should be proactive in patient education, as these concerns may be a big part of why patients don't comply with physician advice.