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Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage – “It’s all coming together”

Changes to Competitive Acquisition Program Timeline
Medicare Competitive Acquisition Program For Part B Drugs and Biologicals

Retiree Prescription Drug Coverage & The New Prescription Drug Coverage

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Gift your closed ones with the box full of virtuous thoughts and watch his or her life moving towards virtue.

Hurricane Katrina Information for people with Medicare and Medicaid and providers.

New Drug Coverage Includes Options for Additional Benefits and Saving Money

Base VBAC Decision on Evidence, NIH Panel Urges
BETHESDA, Md. (MedPage Today) — A National Institutes of Health consensus panel has recommended that pregnant women and their care providers use evidence-based decision-making to determine whether a trial of labor and possible vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC) would be appropriate.

White House Expands Program to Fight Fraud and Waste
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — President Barack Obama has announced new measures aimed at cracking down on fraud and waste in government programs, including medicare and medicaid.

FDA Reassures on Osteoporosis Drugs
Bisphosphonate drugs for osteoporosis do not seem to increase the risk of femoral fractures, the FDA announced, though the agency will continue to evaluate the possibility.

AAOS: Bone Graft Substitute Used Mostly Off-Label (CME/CE)
NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) — The vast majority of spinal procedures using bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) involve off-label uses, researchers found.

Virginia Bans Mandatory Health Insurance
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — Virginia has become the first state in the country to ban any requirement that its residents carry health insurance policies.

Comparative Effectiveness Studies Found Wanting (CME/CE)
Head-to-head studies of different drugs have dominated comparative effectiveness research to date, while other types of studies that might be equally useful have been neglected, researchers said. Pain Common in Systemic Sclerosis (CME/CE) Pain is common and can be severe in patients with systemic sclerosis, a Canadian cross-sectional analysis found. [...]

LibDem pensions manifesto
While changes to the current pension system are much needed, the priority must be to create a stable state pension without interfering with decent private schemes

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Harnessing people s trust
Following PADA s rebranding of personal accounts to Nest, P draig Floyd talks to chief executive Tim Jones about the aspirations for the savings scheme and the criticism it has received

What influences have driven the Sipp market over the past 20 years?
Key speakers John Moret – Sales and marketing director at Suffolk Life Andy Bell – Chief executive at AJ Bell