Article: SENATE PASSES SEN. PRYOR MEASURE TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS, EMPOWER MEDICARE RECIPIENTS

Article: Leading Health Care Professionals From Across New York Endorse Gore for President
U.S. Newswire;  March 6, 2000 ;     700+ words ......at a local health care center, Al...strengthening health care by investing...prescription drug benefit program for...Praising his health care plan, a wide...affordable health care for all Americans." Gore's health care plan provides access to ...

Article: PBMI Conference to Zoom In on Market Forces That Impact Drug Benefit ROI.(Conference news)
Health & Beauty Close-Up;  November 26, 2008 ;     426 words ......making information. Drug benefit decisions can significantly...employers and other health care payers must adopt...and the case for health care vs. sick care...pre-conference workshops on drug benefit management, specialty...resources that help health care ...

Article: CHANGES AHEAD IN STATE DRUG PLAN FOR ELDERLY.(MoneyWise)(Health Care Notebook)(Column)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  March 7, 2005 ;     558 words ...Byline: JAMES T. MULDER HEALTH CARE NOTEBOOK Q) I'm enrolled...Medicare prescription drug benefit that becomes available...have to pay all of their drug costs until they reach...under the new prescription drug benefit. Political divide found in health care issues ...

Article: MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT:BILL FRIST
Congressional Testimony;  March 29, 2000 ;     700+ words ......access to necessary health care services that would...a prescription drug benefit was considered...a prescription drug benefit in 1965 did not...deliver effective health care, as it does today...successful prescription drug benefit. The Breaux-Frist...1) ...

Article: Catholic Health Care Leaders Converge on Washington to Advocate for Just Health Care and Other Critical Access and Funding Issues.
PR Newswire;  September 22, 2003 ;     533 words ......PRNewswire/ -- Catholic health care leaders gathering...Medicare prescription drug benefit that includes just...affordable and accessible health care for all, these people...enacting a prescription drug benefit for Medicare beneficiaries...that the nation's ...

Article: Gore/Lieberman: Joe Lieberman, Al Gore Offer Comprehensive Health Care Plan
U.S. Newswire;  September 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ......re's comprehensive health care plan to protect...a prescription drug benefit for people on Medicare and expand health care coverage to every...real prescription drug benefit or make real improvements...to the nation's health care. "Al Gore and I will ...

Article: PhRMA will back seniors drug benefit.(ANNUAL REPORT OF RETAIL PHARMACY: BRANDED DRUGS)(Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America)(Brief Article)
Chain Drug Review;  August 29, 2005 ;     213 words ......s Medicare prescription drug benefit is a success for senior...members. The prescription drug benefit will help seniors and the...patients--make critical health care decisions. In remarks earlier...beneficiaries will obtain better health care and improved access ...

Article: The Medicare drug benefit needs revision, Democratic Senate hopefuls say.
Health & Medicine Week;  March 1, 2004 ;     602 words ......the Medicare prescription drug benefit Congress enacted last fall...companies. A less costly drug benefit could allow the government...possible price to every senior, health care executive Joyce Washington...for creating a universal health care program for all ...

Article: Seniors Cite Medicare, Drug Benefit as Top Health Care Concerns.
PR Newswire;  November 6, 2002 ;     700+ words ......prescription drug benefit were the greatest health care motivators...different health care concerns...prescription drug benefit for seniors...prescription drug benefit and funding...important health care concerns...

Article: Drug benefit draws fire at conference on aging.(Practice Trends)
Internal Medicine News;  January 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Medicare's new prescription drug benefit. Challenging administration...beneficiaries. The Medicare drug benefit was one of 50 resolutions...resolutions addressed health care issues, including Medicare...long-term care, and training health care personnel. The new ...

Article: PBMI Extends Call for Speaker Proposals for Drug Benefit Conference.(Conference news)
Health & Beauty Close-Up;  June 18, 2008 ;     317 words ...HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-...Speaker Proposals for Drug Benefit Conference(C)2008...proposals to address drug benefit management topics for its 2009 Drug Benefit Conference. The conference...exclusively to helping health care purchasers improve the value of their ...

Article: Senate committee OKs drug benefit for Medicare program.(News)
Business Insurance;  June 16, 2003 ;     700+ words ......and prescription drug benefit managers, that...of prescription drug benefit coverage that millions...employers offering health care coverage to their...employer prescription drug benefit plans costing roughly...government prescription drug expansion, ...

Article: Drug benefit tops congressional checklist. (Markets).(for Medicare health insurance)(Brief Article)
Chemical Market Reporter;  November 18, 2002 ;     284 words ...ADDING A prescription drug benefit to the Medicare health insurance program for...Medicare prescription drug benefit will be the first thing...Grassley's (R-Iowa) health care agenda after he becomes...Medicare prescription drug benefit and to modernize ...

Article: Editorial: Drug benefit fair to all.(Opinions)(House and Senate recognize importance of encouraging employers to retain retiree prescription drug benefit plans)(Editorial)
Business Insurance;  July 7, 2003 ;     331 words ......on adding a prescription drug benefit to the Medicare program still...their retiree prescription drug benefit plans. Both the House and...incentives to offer a prescription drug benefit, as long as that benefit is at least as generous as the drug benefit that would be ...