The new Medicare drug discount cards were activated June 1, and seniors are starting to find out for themselves whether the cards will provide real savings on their medicines. Two new studies show the savings can be substantial. Nonetheless, critics have been discouraging seniors from signing up for the cards. At a recent forum for Medicare beneficiaries in Washington, D.C., House minority … [Read more...] about Seniors can gain big savings with Medicare drug cards
Report From the Road
IN THIS ISSUE: ? Report From the Road ? Consequences ? Frightening or Exhilarating? ? Florida State Employees to Get HSAs ? Kentucky State Employees to Get CD Health ? HSAs Help the Uninsured in North Carolina ? Detroit News Sees HSAs as Part of Solution ? Destiny Health Expanding to Mid-Atlantic ? Fiducial ? HSAs to be Dominant Form of Financing ? Aetna Offers Retirement Reimbursement … [Read more...] about Report From the Road
Report From the Road
IN THIS ISSUE: ? Report From the Road ? Consequences ? Frightening or Exhilarating? ? Florida State Employees to Get HSAs ? Kentucky State Employees to Get CD Health ? HSAs Help the Uninsured in North Carolina ? Detroit News Sees HSAs as Part of Solution ? Destiny Health Expanding to Mid-Atlantic ? Fiducial ? HSAs to be Dominant Form of Financing ? Aetna Offers Retirement … [Read more...] about Report From the Road
Better Benefits – More Choices
Click here for a comprehensive overview of the value of the Medicare drug discount card. … [Read more...] about Better Benefits – More Choices
Better Benefits – More Choices
Click here for a comprehensive overview of the value of the Medicare drug discount card. … [Read more...] about Better Benefits – More Choices
Responding with Facts
More barbs were thrown at Health Savings Accounts this week during a hearing chaired by Senator Larry Craig of the Senate Special Committee on Aging. Robert Greenstein, executive director of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, said in his testimony that MIT economist Jonathan Gruber has produced research showing that enhancing HSAs would actually increase the number of … [Read more...] about Responding with Facts
Who Really Cares For The Uninsured?
As an ER physician who has run a clinic for the uninsured for the last three years, I applaud ?Cover the Uninsured Week? (CUW) for educating Americans about the plight of these unfortunate citizens. Our clinic now has nearly 2500 uninsured patients ? over half the practice. It is called PATMOS ? the island to which ancient Rome banished its political prisoners. Today, PATMOS receives the … [Read more...] about Who Really Cares For The Uninsured?
Who Really Cares For The Uninsured?
As an ER physician who has run a clinic for the uninsured for the last three years, I applaud ?Cover the Uninsured Week? (CUW) for educating Americans about the plight of these unfortunate citizens. Our clinic now has nearly 2500 uninsured patients ? over half the practice. It is called PATMOS ? the island to which ancient Rome banished its political prisoners. Today, PATMOS receives the … [Read more...] about Who Really Cares For The Uninsured?