tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2006 Issue 8

Part D: HHS Acknowledges Problems, Lays Out Action Plan In Part D Progress Report

'We make no excuses,' says HHS. The ashes are still falling in the aftermath of Medicare's drug plan rollout. Fortunately, the Department of Health and Human Services is not remiss about its role in cleaning up the mess.HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt issued a Feb. 1 progress report that outlines Part D's current problems and the department's plans to resolve them--but not before the report makes meager attempts to highlight the plan's small successes.The list of successes is noticeably shorter than the list of problems that HHS needs to address. Seniors and taxpayers are saving money, and...

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