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CBO lowers PPACA enrollment projections
By Allison BellAnalysts note that they know little about future insurance premiums and enrollment.
March 05, 2014
Biogen buys rights to experimental Alzheimer drugs(Bloomberg) -- Biogen Idec Inc., a maker of multiple sclerosis drugs, has acquired the rights to experimental Alzheimer’s disease treatments from…
March 05, 2014
Medicaid plans slow to cover $84,000-per-patient hepatitis C regimenThe pills work better than other drugs, but taking them costs about $1,000 per day.
March 05, 2014
Official sees Medicare summary notice problemsInvestigators found signs of possible fraud in 3.5 percent of undelivered notices.
March 05, 2014
Official sees Medicare summary notice problemsInvestigators found signs of possible fraud in 3.5 percent of undelivered notices.
March 05, 2014
LTCI Watch: Money talksSo much for the idea that Democrats will spend heavily on the frail elderly.
March 04, 2014
GAO: 'Traditional Medicare' is private, tooCMS hires big but little-known for-profit companies to run the program.
March 04, 2014
GAO: 'Traditional Medicare' is private, tooCMS hires big but little-known for-profit companies to run the program.