Medicare - CMS Revises Proposed Restrictions on Medicare Coverage of Anemia Medications
CMS on Monday announced a final decision that will limit Medicare coverage for use of anemia medications -- Aranesp, manufactured by Amgen, and Procrit, manufactured by Johnson & Johnson -- in cancer patients, but the decision is less restrictive than a proposal announced in May, the New York Times reports.
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2007-07-31
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Health Care Marketplace - Federal, State Authorities Raid Health Insurer WellCare; Target Unknown
Federal and state authorities on Wednesday raided the headquarters of Tampa, Fla.-based health insurer WellCare, which provides Medicare and Medicaid managed care plans and has 2.3 million members nationwide, the Miami Herald reports. No information on the purpose of the investigation has been disclosed (Sta
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2007-10-25
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