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High Court Rejects Medicare Challenge
High Court Rejects Medicare Challenge
High Court Rejects Medicare Challenge
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has turned away a challenge from former House Majority Leader Dick Armey and other Social Security recipients who say they have the right to reject Medicare in favor of continuing health coverage from private insurers...
GOP VP Pick’s Medicare Plan Back In Spotlight
GOP VP Pick’s Medicare Plan Back In Spotlight
GOP VP Pick’s Medicare Plan Back In Spotlight
WASHINGTON (AP) — Paul Ryan's blueprint for Medicare could prove as polarizing in the campaign as President Barack Obama's health care overhaul has been. Even Mitt Romney may not want to go there. Romney's new running mate has proposed a plan to steer future retirees into private insurance plans, with a fixed government payment...
Vioxx Settlement Nets Wyoming $624,000
Vioxx Settlement Nets Wyoming $624,000
Vioxx Settlement Nets Wyoming $624,000
Wyoming received more than $624,000 to reimburse Wyoming Medicaid in a national settlement with pharmaceutical company Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. (Merck) regarding their drug Vioxx, Attorney General Greg Phillips announced today.   The settlement resolves allegations that Merck marketed Vioxx as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis without federal approval and made false settlements about
Medicare Disruptions Seen If Health Law Is Struck
Medicare Disruptions Seen If Health Law Is Struck
Medicare Disruptions Seen If Health Law Is Struck
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has quietly told the courts that tossing out the president's health care overhaul would have major unintended consequences for Medicare's payment systems, which handle 100 million monthly claims from hospitals and other providers...

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