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UpInArms Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-24-06 02:17 PM
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US to help reimburse states for Medicare drugs
http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2006-01-24T190920Z_01_WAT004712_RTRIDST_0_HEALTH-MEDICARE-URGENT.XML

WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The federal government will help reimburse U.S. states that have been paying for prescription drugs during the roll-out of Medicare's new benefit, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday.

States should first seek reimbursement from companies offering the plans, but Medicare will help pay for any difference, Mark McClellan, head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, said.

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sasha031 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-24-06 02:23 PM
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1. the check is in the mail
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