Posts Tagged ‘releases’
Consumer Group Releases Report On State Implementation Of Low-Income Reforms
The Medicare Rights Center released a preliminary report on state implementation of reforms to Medicare Savings Programs-Medicaid-administered programs that help pay cost-sharing for low-income people with Medicar-that are required under the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008…
AMCP Releases Summary Of Key Provisions In H.R. 3962, ‘Affordable Health Care Act For America’
The Academy has released a summary of key provisions of interest to managed care pharmacists in H.R. 3962, the “Affordable Health Care Act for America.” These include provisions on Medicare Part D drug price negotiations, the Medicare Part D coverage gap, PBM disclosure, follow-on biologics and comparative effectiveness research. On Oct. 29, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) released H.R. 3962, which is the consolidation of the H.R.
Secretary Sebelius Releases New Report: America’s Seniors And Health Insurance Reform: Protecting Coverage And Strengthening Medicare
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today issued a new report, America’s Seniors and Health Insurance Reform: Protecting Coverage and Strengthening Medicare. The report highlights the problems with the status quo that leave seniors paying escalating costs for their health care while outlining how health insurance reform will strengthen Medicare and protect coverage for seniors. The report is available at http://www.
Senate Finance Committee Releases Policy Paper Describing Options To Pay For Health Overhaul
Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Monday released a 41-page document outlining policy options for financing health care reform, The Hill reports (Young, The Hill, 5/18).



