by admin | Oct 31, 2006 | Health / Medicine
A prescription drug program for poor senior citizens and the disabled is expanding. It’s called the Missouri RX program, which replaced the Senior RX program when Medicare Part D began about 160,000 are served now. Lt. Governor Peter Kinder says the program will...
by admin | Oct 11, 2006 | Uncategorized
A big nursing home company and its former CEO admit they conspired to defraud Medicare and Medicaid to the tune of at least four-million dollars. The federal prosecutor for eastern Missouri, Catherine Hanaway, says the care provided by American Healthcare and its CEO...
by admin | May 23, 2006 | Health / Medicine
May 15th was the much talked about deadline for senior citizens enrolling in the federal prescription drug benefit program to sign up without penalty. But there’s an effort underway to inform seniors that some people who missed the deadline can still get into...
by admin | May 17, 2006 | Politics / Govt
Senator Jim Talent is calling for waiving the financial penalties for senior citizens who missed Monday’s deadline for signing up for the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Under the current plan, those who missed the deadline will be eligible to enroll in...
by admin | Apr 11, 2006 | Uncategorized
President Bush uses the testimony of others to sell the Medicare prescription drug program during a trip to Missouri. Retired Jefferson City resident, Jerry Sooter, tells Bush he went on-line at medicare.gov to choose among the 42 programs offer in Missouri. Sooter...
