Medicare and Medicaid (BenefitsLink.com)Headlines re Medicare and Medicaid, gathered by BenefitsLink.comMore Than 500 Backlogged Whistle-Blower Cases Allege Health Care, Drug Company Fraud- (Found July 5, 2008 ) Excerpt: "Whistle-blower lawsuits alleging that pharmaceutical companies and government contractors defrauded the federal government have created a backlog of more than 900 cases at the Department of Justice, the Washington Post reports. According to the Post, more than 500 of the cases involve the health care and pharmaceutical industries, as well as Medicare and Medicaid." (Kaiser Family Foundation)http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=53086 Segal Medicare Part D Survey of Multiemployer Health Funds (PDF)- (Found July 5, 2008 ) 2 pages. Excerpt: "The survey found that most multiemployer health funds continue to take the Retiree Drug Subsidy (RDS). We expect that will change in the coming years as RDS administration becomes increasingly challenging for plan sponsors." (The Segal Group, Inc.)http://www.segalco.com/publications/surveysandstudies/summer08PartD.pdf |