Source: American Heart Association Related MedlinePlus Topics: Heart Failure, Medicare
Depression No Bar to Medicare Drug Plan Enrollment
Posted by mittan 86 days ago (http://www.nlm.nih.gov)
Medicare's new prescription drug program is known for its complexity, which can be confusing even for perfectly healthy people not distracted by medical or mental health issues. However, a new study shows that people with depression or impaired thinking had no more difficulty signing up for the program than individuals without depression or other mental difficulties. Source: Reuters Health
Source: American College of Rheumatology Related MedlinePlus Topics: Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage, Rheumatoid Arthritis
Early Telemedicine Try Didn't Cut Medicare Costs
Posted by mittan 138 days ago (http://www.nlm.nih.gov)
A telemedicine program designed to help Medicare beneficiaries with type 2 diabetes take care of their health didn't cut costs, and had only a "modest" effect on patients' health, researchers report in the journal Diabetes Care. Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Topics: Diabetes, Medicare
With Medicare Plan, Drug Spending May Be Up
Posted by mittan 144 days ago (http://www.nlm.nih.gov)
Researchers suspect overuse as a cause, but note that other costs are down Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Topic: Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage
US Medicare funding under threat
Posted by donny_blitz 193 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
Medicare and Social Security programmes for older people will run out of money sooner than expected, the US says.
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