THE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT: The Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, authorized Medicare to pay for expensive medications, not generally covered under Part B, for 50,000 of approximately 500,000 eligible Medicare beneficiaries. A “lottery” … [Read more...] about Medicare Replacement Drug Demonstration Update
Multiple Sclerosis
MS Drug, Tysabri, SUSPENDED
On February 28, 2005 the manufacturers of Tysabri, Biogen Idec and Elan Corporation, announced the voluntary suspension of the Multiple Sclerosis drug from the market and from all clinical trials. According to the companies’ press … [Read more...] about MS Drug, Tysabri, SUSPENDED
MS Drug, Tysabri, Suspended
On February 28, 2005 the manufacturers of Tysabri, Biogen Idec and Elan Corporation, announced the voluntary suspension of the Multiple Sclerosis drug from the market and from all clinical trials. According to the companies’ press … [Read more...] about MS Drug, Tysabri, Suspended
Medicare Replacement Drug Demonstration Project and Medicare Part B
SUMMARY: Despite the fact that the Replacement Drug Demonstration Project (the Demonstration Project) is supposed to cover expensive medications not generally covered under Medicare Part B, some of the medications covered by the Demonstration … [Read more...] about Medicare Replacement Drug Demonstration Project and Medicare Part B
MS Society Hints for CMS Drug Card Website
In our Weekly Alert of August 12, 2004, the Center for Medicare Advocacy reviewed the Medicare Discount Drug Cards. One of the issues we raised concerned the difficulty, for people who use certain MS drugs, of entering the correct frequency and … [Read more...] about MS Society Hints for CMS Drug Card Website