WEEKLY ALERT ARCHIVE - 2006

• January Begins Limited Opportunity To Expand QMB Coverage In Certain States - December 28, 2006

• Low Income Subsidy Matters - December 21, 2006

• Put It On Your Calendar: Medicare General Enrollment Period Begins January 1, 2007 - December 14, 2006

• Medicare Should Take A More Active Role In Reducing Health Care Disparities - December 7, 2006

• Bring Fairness And Fiscal Soundness Back To Medicare - November 30, 2006

• Review The Rules: Don't Get Caught In Medicare Health Plan Marketing Scams - November 22, 2006

• Medicare Part D: Myths And Misinformation For 2007 - November 16, 2006

• Part D By The Numbers - November 9, 2006

• More Choices May Mean More Headaches - November 2, 2006

• Part D Enrollment & Benefit Information Coming Your Way - October 26, 2006

• Privatizing Medicare: The Train Has Already Left The Station - October 19, 2006

• Medicare Agency Clarifies Local Coverage Determination For Power Mobility Devices - October 12, 2006

• HHS Secretary's Press Release About 2007 Drug Plan Options Paints A Rosier Picture Than The Data Indicate - October 5, 2006

• Part D Open Enrollment Starts November 15, 2006: Everyone Needs To Review Their Coverage And Options - September 28, 2006

• The "New" Nursing Home Quality Campaign: Deja Vu All Over Again - September 21, 2006

• Alert Extra - Medicare Premiums And Deductibles For 2007 - September 18, 2006

• Most Doctors And Pharmacists Report Difficulties With Part D - September 14, 2006

• More On Erroneous Part D Premiums: What CMS Forgot To Tell Beneficiaries - September 7, 2006

• Low-Income Subsidy: Here This Year, Gone Next Year? - August 31, 2006

• Prescription Drug Discount Cards May Be Useful During The Donut Hole - August 31, 2006

• CMS "Tip Sheet" On The Part D Coverage Gap Is Not Helpful - August 17, 2006

• Part D Late Penalty Penalizes Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries - August 10, 2006

• Implementing The Part B Income-Related Premium: Another Step Away From Medicare's Roots - August 3, 2006

• The Numbers Don’t Add Up: Beneficiary Complaints About Part D - July 27, 2006

• MedPAC Reports On Medicare Part D: How Beneficiaries Chose Their Plans - July 20, 2006

• MedPAC Reports On Medicare Part D: Enrollment, Benefits And Formularies - July 13, 2006

• Exceptions to Medicare Therapy Caps - July 6, 2006

• Paying For Drugs With the Incurred Medical Expense Deduction - June 29, 2006

• Secretary's Fourth Progress Report On Medicare Part D Overstates Success, Understates Serious Problems - June 22, 2006

• There Are Just Two Weeks Left To Change Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plans - June 15, 2006

• Medicare Modifies Its Conditions For Obtaining Power Wheelchairs - June 8, 2006

• Some Beneficiary Concerns About The Medicare Part D Appeals Process - June 1, 2006

• It's Not Too Late To Get Medicare Part D "Extra Help" - May 25, 2006

• The Medicare Part D Deadline Has Come And Gone: What’s Next If You Enrolled… And What If You Didn’t? - May 18, 2006

• Coping With The Part D Enrollment Deadline - May 11, 2006

• Prescription Drug Patient Assistance Programs (PAPs) May Work For Some Medicare Part D Enrollees - May 4, 2006

• Part D Problems For Low-Income People - April 27, 2006

• Secretary Leavitt Misstates Many Facts In Third Progress Report On Medicare Part D - April 13, 2006

• CMS Revises Procedures For Filing Complaints Against Medicare Providers - April 6, 2005

• Spring Brings Green Letters About Medicare Part D - March 30, 2006

• Calculating The Medicare Part D Donut Hole - March 23, 2006

• Medicare Drug Payments: Is It D Or Is It B? - March 16, 2006

• Second Progress Report On Medicare Part D Is At Odds With What Experts' Reports Show - March 9, 2005

• Seniors Not Happy With Private Drug Plans: It's Time For A Real Medicare Drug Benefit - March 2, 2006

• Prescription Drug Prices Under Part D: High And Rising - February 23, 2006

• Prescription Drugs Cost More Under Medicare Part D Than Under Medicaid - February 16, 2006

• Part D Formularies Fail To Cover Many Prescription Drugs Taken By Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries - February 9, 2006

• 2006 Poverty Levels Affect Eligibility For Many Federal Health Programs - February 2, 2006

• An Open Letter Regarding Medicare Part D: Time To Return To The Drawing Board - January 26, 2006

• What To Do If You Can't Get Medications You Need From Your Medicare Prescription Drug Plan - January 19, 2006

• Who's Enforcing Part D Requirements? - January 13, 2006

• New Hospice Regulations: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back? - January 5, 2006

For further information on these alerts please contact Matthew Shepard at (860) 456-7790 or mshepard@medicareadvocacy.org.

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