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Pharmacy Benefits Manager

Budget, Healthcare, PBM, PBMs, Pharmacy Benefits Manager, Taxes

Medicare Fraud: Not a New Story

September 1, 2008 Elizabeth Wright

Just before the August congressional break, I was asked to testify before a forum on Medicare fraud that was chaired by Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas).  Sen. Martinez introduced S. 3164, the Seniors and Taxpayers Obligation Protection Act (STOP) of 2008, a bill that does several things to address the continuing problem of out-of-control fraud in the Medicare program.

Healthcare, Housing, PBM, PBMs, Pharmacy Benefits Manager, Taxes

Sen. Stevens Indicted

August 1, 2008 staff

On July 29, 2008, it was announced that Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) had been indicted by the Justice Department on seven counts of making false statements for failing to disclose $250,000 worth of gifts from a contractor.

Healthcare, PBM, PBMs, Pharmacy Benefits Manager

Staying Healthy by Eliminating Waste

August 1, 2008 staff

When President Bush announced the beginning of the President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR) during his 2003 State of the Union speech, the five-year, $15 billion measure was announced as “the largest commitment ever by any nation for an international health initiative dedicated to a single disease.”  Targeting 15 “focus countries,” most of which are in sub-Saharan Africa, the plan embraced a three-pronged strategy based around prevention, treatment and care.

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