Drug plan held up as example

Medicare officials say it's time to modernize the health plan by providing America's seniors with more information and choice. But critics say information and choice are just euphemisms for confusion and higher cost. Full Story »

Posted by Peggy Kruse
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Subjects: Health
Topics: Medicare
Member Tags: health savings accounts, preventive health care
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Posted by: Posted by Peggy Kruse - Oct 13, 2006 - 9:52 AM PDT
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Peggy Kruse
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by Peggy Kruse - Oct. 1, 2008

Not lots of detail, but good overall information about changes coming in Medicare. Some background info. Eight second soundbyte opinions from both sides.

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Mike LaBonte
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by Mike LaBonte - Oct. 1, 2008

The author's opening paragraph gives an excellent summary. Some evidence is given for Mediacre Part D confusion, but the remainder consists of mostly unsubstantiated statements from four sources (balanced). Lacks numbers to show the before-and-after Part D big picture.

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