Sen. Kennedy Assails Bush On Medicare Costs, Accuses White House Of “Conspiracy”
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Massachusetts Democrat questions plausibility of White House claim that President Bush was unaware of higher cost projection before December. Kennedy identifies actuarial dispute as part of a pattern of deception.
You may also be interested in...
House Democrats Seek Investigation Concerning Industry’s Link To Abramoff
House Democratic leaders question the role of the Alexander Strategy Group in the budget reconciliation legislation and the passage of the Medicare Modernization Act, including a total of $1.7 mil. in payments to the group by PhRMA.
House Democrats Seek Investigation Concerning Industry’s Link To Abramoff
House Democratic leaders question the role of the Alexander Strategy Group in the budget reconciliation legislation and the passage of the Medicare Modernization Act, including a total of $1.7 mil. in payments to the group by PhRMA.
CMS Projects Annual Medicare Rx Market Of $181 Bil. In 2015
The agency projects that total payments to Medicare Rx plans over fiscal years 2006-2015 will be $1.2 tril. CMS stresses that the new cost projections are consistent with previous estimates, plus two additional years of the drug benefit in action.