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Creative campaigns help PDP providers connect with Part D beneficiaries

When Medicare beneficiaries hear the familiar voices of Ethel and Fred Mertz of "I Love Lucy" fame streaming from the television, it has to bring back memories. But the voices are also marketing PacifiCare's prescription drug plan (PDP), offered nationally as Prescription Solutions from PacifiCare. The health plan is one of 10 chosen by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) to provide a standalone national PDP.
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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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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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