Affordable Care Act Saves $260 Million This YearBy Donald M. Berwick, M.D., Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, almost half a million individuals enrolled in Medicare’s prescription drug benefit have received a 50 percent discount on their out-of-pocket costs in the first five months of 2011. Because of Medicare improvements in the Affordable Care Act, beneficiaries now automatically receive a 50 percent discount on covered brand-name drugs in the Part D coverage gap, or “donut hole,” ...
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 1:51 PM
New CMS campaign to educate seniors about new free preventive care provided by Affordable Care ActFor Immediate Release: Monday, June 20, 2011 Contact: CMS Office of Public Affairs 202-690-6145 MORE PEOPLE WITH MEDICARE RECEIVING FREE PREVENTIVE CARE New CMS campaign to educate seniors about new free preventive care provided by Affordable Care Act The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today released a new report http://downloads.cms.gov/files/preventionreport.pdf showing that more than 5 million Americans with tradi...
Monday, June 20, 2011 1:55 PM
NEW TECHNOLOGY TO HELP FIGHT MEDICARE FRAUDFor Immediate Release: Friday, June 17, 2011 Contact: CMS Office of Public Affairs 202-690-6145 NEW TECHNOLOGY TO HELP FIGHT MEDICARE FRAUD Technology is Similar to Tools Used by Credit Card Companies, Builds on White House Campaign to Cut Waste On the heels of the White House launch of the Campaign to Cut Waste - an administration wide initiative to crack down on waste, fraud and abuse, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) an...
Friday, June 17, 2011 1:56 PM