SENS. SNOWE, KERRY INTRODUCE MEDICARE MENTAL HEALTH COPAYMENT EQUITY ACT...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 2, 2007 ;     341 words ......legislation, the Medicare Mental Health Copayment Equity...discriminatory treatment of mental health services and lower the copayment for mental health services under Medicare Part B. "Today Medicare...for the critical mental health services ...

Mental Health Discrimination Close to End as Legislation Heads to...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 22, 2008 ;     340 words ......medications and fairness in mental health coverage is closer to...Senate today approved Medicare Improvements for Patients...out-of-pocket costs for mental health services than for any other service under Medicare Part B." APA members across...to their patients and ...

Medicare Part D web resource.(PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT)

Behavioral Health Management;  November 1, 2005 ;     72 words ...Leading mental health organizations have joined together to create a central resource on Medicare Part D at www. mentalhealthpartd.org. It offers easy-to-understand information for psychiatrists and other physicians, providers at community mental health centers, and consumers and their ...

Mental Health Patients Face High Out-of-Pocket Costs Under Medicare Part D...

PR Newswire;  June 5, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Most Mental Health Patients Subject...who opt into the Medicare Part D prescription...be higher for mental health patients than...calendar year under Medicare Part D, compared with...National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland...weighing a move ...

Evaluate the Key Markets of Medicare Part D and Discover the Market...

M2 Presswire;  September 22, 2008 ;     682 words ......and Markets: Evaluate the Key Markets of Medicare Part D and Discover the Market Impact, Key Therapeutic...Resources, Inc.'s new report Key Markets in Medicare Part D to their offering. Medicare Part D, the outpatient prescription drug benefit...

To be or not to be (a retail pharmacy): if you choose not to become a...

Healthcare Financial Management;  March 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Jan. 1, part of your world changed. Medicare Part D got started, and as recent news reports...done so. For example: * Did you know Medicare Part D presents you with a revenue opportunity...participating retail pharmacies can bill Medicare Part D? The Nub and the Rub If your ...

12 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE SIGNING UP FOR MEDICARE PART D

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 14, 2007 ;     700+ words ......annual open enrollment period for Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDP). If you are considering a Medicare Part D PDP, you need to examine your...understand there are many different Medicare Part D plans being offered," said Sean...

SOME FACTS ABOUT MEDICARE PART B

News-Sun, The (Waukegan, IL);  February 7, 1997 ;     350 words ...If you did not enroll in Medicare Part B when you were first eligible...31. Coverage begins on July 1. Medicare Part B covers outpatient hospital...Because there is a charge for Medicare Part B (currently $43.80 per month...

THERE ARE OPTIONS FOR MEDICARE PART B

News-Sun, The (Waukegan, IL);  June 25, 1997 ;     334 words ......Social Security and asks to drop his/her Medicare Part B coverage. Medicare Part B covers doctors' charges, outpatient hospital...and supplies. This person usually needs the Medicare Part B coverage but cannot afford to pay the monthly...

Questions about Medicare Part C

Capital (Annapolis);  February 20, 2005 ;     466 words ...I know about Medicare Part A and B, and recently I have begun to learn more about Medicare Part D. Is there a Medicare Part C? I don't think I have that benefit. Medicare Part C is what used to be known as Medicare+Choice, and is now know as...

Retailers meet challenge of Medicare Part D; while the benefit will fuel...

MMR;  May 8, 2006 ;     463 words ......YORK -- With the official kickoff of Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage on January...drug executives were optimistic about Medicare Part D as early details of the Part D emerged...automatic shift of low-income seniors to Medicare Part D drug stores will lose money because...

Rep. Jefferson Introduces Ensuring Mental Health Service Access Act

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ......the legislation follows:Ensuring Mental Health Service Access Act of 2006H.R. 6397To improve mental health and substance abuse treatment services...Act may be cited as the `Ensuring Mental Health Service Access Act of 2006'.(b) Table...PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE ...

Medicare Part D - Prescription for retiree confusion.

Employee Benefit News;  June 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...There is no question that Medicare Part D is a complex new benefit program...need to be fully informed about Medicare Part D and what it means in context...challenges is the information about Medicare Part D that seems to be everywhere...

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Three-Fourths of Beneficiaries Enrolled...

PR Newswire;  September 19, 2006 ;     700+ words ......consumer confusion surrounding the Medicare Part D stand-alone prescription drug plan...the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Medicare Part D Beneficiary Satisfaction Study(SM...delighted with their coverage, rating their Medicare Part D drug plan a 10 on a 10-point scale...

GOV. BALDACCI EXPRESSES CONTINUED CONCERN WITH FEDERAL MEDICARE PART D...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 9, 2006 ;     700+ words ......with implementation of the federal Medicare Part D prescription drug program. The...unable to obtain their drugs through Medicare Part D. This problem, which arises from difficulties in the Medicare Part D system, is imposing a growing...