Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Clinical practice guidelines for adults with several illnesses could have undesirable effects. Current clinical practice guidelines are not written with older adults with multiple illnesses in mind, according to a study in the August 10 issue of JAMA... click link for more info. [Medical News Today] 12:25:31 PM    comment [] CMS announces average monthly premium for Medicare drug benefit. The monthly premium for Medicare prescription drug coverage beginning 1/1/2006 will average $32.20 nationally, less than previously estimated, the CMS announced August. [Government/ Industry Regulation News from myHealthcareNews.com] 12:24:25 PM    comment [] Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent Coverage of State Medicaid Program Developments. The following summarizes recent news coverage related to Medicaid... click link for more info. [Medical News Today] 6:45:17 AM    comment [] Medicaid Not Cause of Problems With U.S. Health Care System, Sen. Rockefeller Writes. Medicaid often serves as "a scapegoat for the larger ills facing our entire health care system," but the program "isn't the problem," Sen... click link for more info. [Medical News Today] 6:44:31 AM    comment [] State Changes Policy On Reserving Nursing Home Beds NewsChannel5.com - Nashville,TN,USA As part of the state's TennCare reform effort, nursing home residents were no longer going to have their beds reserved for them if they left them, even for a ... 6:30:39 AM    comment []

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