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Unraveling Medicare: A look at Medicare Advantage plans
As Medicare Part D gets under way, attention has largely focused on the prescription drug benefits offered through stand-alone prescription drug plans, or PDPs. Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans (MA-PDPs) are an alternative that could provide seniors an opportunity to save on premiums and co-pays for hospital and doctor fees in addition to gaining a prescription drug benefit.
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Medicare Part D's approach stirs unease
With only three months to D-Day, as in Medicare Part D, many unanswered questions about how the prescription drug program will be implemented and how it will impact pharmacy are causing a lot of unease.
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Pharmacists report Part D befuddles seniors
Pharmacists trying to help elderly patients find their way through the Medicare Part D maze report that many seniors feel like that old song: "Bewitched, bothered, and bewildered."
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Exclusive Survey—Managed Care: Your dependence grows
Managed care remains a big part of doctors' lives—and their incomes—but they're still wary of accepting a fixed monthly amount for each patient they see. The HMO/PPO portion of doctors' income fills more of their plate—but capitation remains an acquired taste.
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