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July 1, 2011

Medicare Safety Net has Become More Sustainable

Filed under: Health Care — Nancy @ 1:35 am -0700

An independent report has found that changes by the Australian Government to the extended Medicare safety net (EMSN) have made the program more sustainable.

from: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr11-nr-nr131.htm

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Medicare confirms payment for prostate cancer drug (AP)

Filed under: Health Care — Nancy @ 12:05 am -0700

AP – Medicare officials confirmed Thursday that the program will cover the ,000 price tag for prostate cancer drug Provenge, an innovative therapy that typically gives men suffering from an incurable stage of the disease an extra four months to live.
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from: http://www.soundsofneworleans.com/medicare-confirms-payment-for-prostate-cancer-drug-ap/

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