[Guidance Overview] Part D Plans Have Only One Month to Comply With E-Prescribing Rules
[Guidance Overview] Part D Plans Have Only One Month to Comply With E-Prescribing Rules
Excerpt: “With just a month to go before the April 1, 2009, compliance deadline, some Part D plans still are not ready to support some e-prescribing technologies outlined by CMS in an April 2008 final rule. And plan sponsors can expect more e-prescribing rules from CMS — possibly every 12 to 24 months, one industry insider predicts — as more providers adopt e-prescribing technology, spurred by incentives created by the 2008 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) and funding provided by the economic stimulus law signed Feb. 17 by President Obama.” (AISHealth.com)
Source: www.aishealth.com
CHIP failed, but lawmakers did pass some new health insurance programs – Austin American-Statesman
A high-profile proposal to expand the Children’s Health Insurance Program divided lawmakers this spring before fizzling out at the last moment and reignited sore feelings when it didn’t make Gov. Rick Perry’s agenda for the just-wrapped special …
Source: www.statesman.com
Savings Needed for Health Expenses in Retirement: An Examination of Persons Ages 55 and 65 in 2009 (PDF)
Pages of 20 pages. Excerpt: “This report updates earlier EBRI research on estimated savings needed to cover health insurance to supplement Medicare and out-of-pocket expenses for health care services in retirement. It finds that men age 65 in 2009 retiring this year will need anywhere from $68,000?$173,000 in savings to cover health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket expenses in retirement if they want a 50?50 chance of being able to have enough money, and $134,000?$378,000 if they prefer a 90 percent chance. With their greater longevity, women will need more: a women retiring at age 65 in 2009 will need anywhere from $98,000?$242,000 in savings to cover health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket expenses inretirement for a 50?50 chance of having enough money, and $164,000?$450,000 for a 90 percent chance.” (Employee Benefit Research Institute)
Source: www.ebri.org