Medicare Premiums Make Biggest Leap Ever (AP)
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Medicare Premiums To Rise By 17.5%
(washingtonpost.com)
Medicare Premiums To Rise By 17.5%
(washingtonpost.com)
09/03/2004 10:00 PMwashingtonpost.com - Health insurance premiums for senior citizens
enrolled in Medicare will rise 17.5 percent in 2005, bringing the
total monthly payment to $78.20, Bush administration officials
said yesterday.
Medicare Premiums to Rise 17 Percent
(AP)
Medicare Premiums to Rise 17 Percent
(AP)
09/03/2004 04:31 PMAP - Medicare premiums for doctor visits will rise 17 percent next
year, the Bush administration said Friday. The $11.60-a-month
increase is the largest in the program's 40-year-history.
CNN.com - Medicare premiums to see
record rise - Sep 4, 2004
CNN.com - Medicare premiums to see
record rise - Sep 4, 2004
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A Record Increase of 17 Percent Is Set
for Premiums in Medicare
A Record Increase of 17 Percent Is Set
for Premiums in Medicare
09/03/2004 09:36 PMThe announcement of the record increase came a day after President
Bush heralded his efforts to help the elderly with medical expenses.
Intel Exec: Next Chipsets Are Biggest
Leap In 10 Years
Intel Exec: Next Chipsets Are Biggest
Leap In 10 Years
02/19/2004 08:19 AMNVIDIA Launches GeForce 6
Series—Biggest Performance and Feature
Leap in Company History
NVIDIA Launches GeForce 6
Series—Biggest Performance and Feature
Leap in Company History
04/14/2004 10:26 AMNVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide leader in visual
processing
solutions, introduced today the NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6800 models of
graphics
processing units (GPUs) for high-performance desktop computers. The
NVIDIA
GeForce 6 Series, which includes the flagship GeForce 6800 Ultra and
GeForce
6800, is designed to deliver:
- Industry-leading 3D performance- new superscalar 16-pipe
architecture
delivers more than twice that of current industry leading NVIDIA
GPUs
- New features, including Microsoft DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0
feature
set - for ultra-realistic cinematic effects
- Unprecedented on-chip video processing engine - enabling
high-definition
video and DVD playback
Panther Raring To Make Leap Onto Your
Mac
Panther Raring To Make Leap Onto Your
Mac
12/26/2003 09:04 PMIf you haven't upgraded to Panther yet, I think it's time. By Bob
LeVitus (Hoston Chronicle via MyAppleMenu)
Sweden Offers Brunei To Make Big Leap
Into 3G Phase
Sweden Offers Brunei To Make Big Leap
Into 3G Phase
02/10/2004 02:55 AMBruDirect Feb 10 2004 6:44AM GMT
64-bit computing in theory and practice
AMD and Intel make the leap to 64 bits
64-bit computing in theory and practice
AMD and Intel make the leap to 64 bits
03/24/2005 08:26 AMosOpinion Mar 24 2005 12:47PM GMT
Gas Prices Make Biggest Jump Since
August (AP)
Gas Prices Make Biggest Jump Since
August (AP)
05/09/2004 05:07 PMAP - U.S. gasoline prices rose by slightly more than 10 cents per
gallon in the past two weeks, the biggest jump since last August, an
industry analyst said Sunday.
Gas prices make biggest jump since
August
Gas prices make biggest jump since
August
05/09/2004 06:34 PMQ Comm International Announces New
Contract with Leap –q xpress 200 tm in
Over 1,000 of Leap’s Cricket® Locations
–
Q Comm International Announces New
Contract with Leap –q xpress 200 tm in
Over 1,000 of Leap’s Cricket® Locations
–
03/17/2005 04:14 AMQ Comm International, Inc. (Amex: QMM; QMM.WS), a provider of prepaid
transaction processing and electronic point-of-sale (POS) distribution
solutions, today announced a contract with Leap Wireless
International, Inc. [OTCBB: LEAP], a leading provider of innovative
and value-driven wireless communications services, to install the q
xpress 200 POS terminal in over 1,000 locations at Cricket-owned
stores and third-party authorized dealers nationwide. Cricket
Communications, Inc. is the operating subsidiary of Leap and is a
leading provider of unlimited local and long distance wireless
services. [PRWEB Mar 16, 2005]
Spam Might Be Your Biggest Headache, But
It's Not Your Biggest Threat
Spam Might Be Your Biggest Headache, But
It's Not Your Biggest Threat
01/22/2004 11:43 AMEasy Premiums
Easy Premiums
08/27/2004 01:38 PMA new Probe Droid has just been launched; this week we're searching
for the type of premium you'd like to see Hasbro offer. Considering
the cost to produce an actual figure or toy prohibits just giving it
away, which of the following viable alternatives would you like to see
made available? Many readers have suggest they'd like to see more done
with the
Unleashed artwork, some like the vintage clamshells,
and even more still have inquired about the figure stands; which would
you choose? Look for the new Probe Droid ballot now and cast your vote
today!
Placement premiums
Placement premiums
02/01/2005 09:34 PMI’ve noticed that when I ues my Tivo to skip through
commercial breaks, the only advertising that I really see is the last
few seconds of the final ad.
Changes in technology and consumer habits should be changing the
business models of companies. As more people start using DVRs to skip
through ads, how long will it take networks to start placing a premium
on ads that run at the end of the break?
Charley May Not Spike Insurance Premiums
(AP)
Charley May Not Spike Insurance Premiums
(AP)
08/15/2004 07:37 AMAP - Hurricane Charley probably will not cause Floridians' insurance
premiums to skyrocket like 1992's Andrew, and fewer insurers should go
bankrupt from paying out damages expected to reach the billions of
dollars, state and industry officials said Saturday.
Frances victims to pay higher premiums
Frances victims to pay higher premiums
09/08/2004 01:16 AMSeattletimes.nwsource.com - Tue Sep 7, 09:36 pm GMT
McDonald's Will Offer Premiums,
Exclusives over Wi-Fi
McDonald's Will Offer Premiums,
Exclusives over Wi-Fi
04/26/2004 03:50 PMMcDonald's might bundle free access with a special meal, as they did
during Wi-Fi trials, or offer premium content available exclusively or
first in stores: Leonard Witt, a professor of communications at
Kennesaw State University in Georgia, says that at the Go Mobile or Go
Home conference last week, a McDonald's director listed off some of
the tie-ins with Wi-Fi that the company will try, including exclusive
music downloads and potentially games. The company has also already
learned they need to add more electrical outlets. (Although with few
outlets, you enforce a de facto two-hour limit on non-Centrino,
single-battery customers.)...
Health Care Premiums Jump 11.2 Percent
(AP)
Health Care Premiums Jump 11.2 Percent
(AP)
09/09/2004 09:08 AMAP - Health care costs continued to surge this year as family premiums
in employer-sponsored plans jumped 11.2 percent, the fourth year of
double-digit growth, according to a new study.
DVD Game Premiums Provide Product
Placement Opportunities for Marketers,
High Value to Consumers
DVD Game Premiums Provide Product
Placement Opportunities for Marketers,
High Value to Consumers
06/24/2005 02:39 PMThe latest quarterly report from DVDmarketer.com puts a new spin on
the popular board game/toy category of DVD Games. The report explores
the applications of DVD Games as branded marketing and activation
mechanisms. It includes the results of a nationally representative
consumer survey and a poll of promotion marketers as well as
frameworks for building promotional DVD Game concepts. The full study
is available for free at: http://www.dvdmarketer.com [PRWEB Jun 22,
2005]
Medicare: Bring on the Tech
Medicare: Bring on the Tech
03/17/2005 03:16 AMRising chronic-care costs have officials at Medicare scurrying for
technology to help save the program some bucks. Recent studies suggest
it's a risky approach. By Kristen Philipkoski.
Medicare records to be available online
Medicare records to be available online
07/22/2004 06:03 AMThetimesonline.com - Thu Jul 22, 08:15 am GMT
Medicare files soon to be available
online
Medicare files soon to be available
online
07/22/2004 06:03 AMIndystar.com - Thu Jul 22, 08:58 am GMT
No More Leap Second?
No More Leap Second?
01/01/2004 05:03 PMWerewulfX writes "CNN reports: "In a phenomenon that has scientists
puzzled, the Earth is right on schedule for a fifth straight year."
Update yeah, this is a ...
Insurers Object to New Provision in
Medicare Law
Insurers Object to New Provision in
Medicare Law
08/22/2004 12:14 AMPrivate insurers have told the Bush administration that they will not
expand their role in Medicare if they have to serve large multistate
regions.
HHS refuses to release Medicare
estimates
HHS refuses to release Medicare
estimates
04/23/2004 08:20 PMNewsletter Addresses Medicare Questions
Newsletter Addresses Medicare Questions
02/10/2004 02:45 AMFor people with questions about their benefits and rights under the
new Medicare law, help is available from a weekly newsletter with a
most unusual name, Dear Marci.
Medicare Changes Policy on Obesity
(washingtonpost.com)
Medicare Changes Policy on Obesity
(washingtonpost.com)
07/16/2004 12:04 AMwashingtonpost.com - The federal Medicare program yesterday abandoned
a long-standing policy that obesity is not a disease, removing what
has been a major roadblock for many people trying to get treatment for
the burgeoning health problem.
Medicare Revises Stance on Obesity
Medicare Revises Stance on Obesity
07/19/2004 11:12 AMWho will benefit from the agency's change in guidelines?
Medicare Redefines Obesity As an Illness
(AP)
Medicare Redefines Obesity As an Illness
(AP)
07/16/2004 05:23 AMAP - Medicare now recognizes obesity as an illness, a change in policy
that may allow millions of overweight Americans to make medical claims
for treatments such as stomach surgery and diet programs.
Medicare Plans to Cut Pay for Cancer
Drugs (AP)
Medicare Plans to Cut Pay for Cancer
Drugs (AP)
07/27/2004 08:06 PMAP - The Bush administration announced plans Tuesday to cut Medicare
payments to cancer doctors, saying taxpayers have been paying the
physicians up to twice what they should for certain medications.
Medicare Cut for Cancer Drugs Proposed
(AP)
Medicare Cut for Cancer Drugs Proposed
(AP)
07/27/2004 11:11 AMAP - The Bush administration proposed cutting Medicare payment rates
Tuesday for doctors providing cancer treatment in their offices,
projecting savings of $530 million amid concerns that some
specialists would reduce their practices.
Medicare Head to Resign Dec. 16,
According to Reports
Medicare Head to Resign Dec. 16,
According to Reports
12/03/2003 04:10 AMReuters via Wired News Dec 3 2003 3:43AM ET
Medicare Lottery to Cover 50,000 People
(AP)
Medicare Lottery to Cover 50,000 People
(AP)
06/25/2004 02:07 AMAP - The Bush administration will give "50,000 lucky individuals"
chosen in a lottery up to a 16-month jump on Medicare prescription
drug coverage, paying for costly medications for cancer and other
illnesses this year.
Medicare Will Cover 50,000 Now; 450G
Wait (AP)
Medicare Will Cover 50,000 Now; 450G
Wait (AP)
06/24/2004 07:28 PMAP - Medicare is planning a lottery later this year for people with
cancer, multiple sclerosis and several other diseases. For the 50,000
winners, the government will start helping pay for their medicine, but
more than 450,000 others must wait until 2006.
Medicare to Cover Sex Performance Drugs
(AP)
Medicare to Cover Sex Performance Drugs
(AP)
02/01/2005 08:25 PMAP - Sexual performance drugs such as Viagra will be covered in
Medicare's new prescription drug program, a lifestyle rather than
lifesaving benefit that conservatives and watchdog groups say the
government shouldn't provide.
Few Apply for Medicare Drug Coverage
(AP)
Few Apply for Medicare Drug Coverage
(AP)
09/10/2004 06:57 PMAP - Far from the expected deluge, relatively few patients with cancer
and other serious illnesses have applied for generous early Medicare
prescription drug coverage.
Access to Drugs May Be Limited by
Medicare Law
Access to Drugs May Be Limited by
Medicare Law
09/25/2004 01:40 PMThe new law has touched off a battle between insurance companies and
drug companies that could determine how many medicines will be readily
available to Medicare beneficiaries.
Medicare Contractor Firm Donates to GOP
(AP)
Medicare Contractor Firm Donates to GOP
(AP)
05/10/2004 03:03 PMAP - A few weeks after the Bush administration named Medco to be one
of the first Medicare drug card providers, a company executive helped
throw a $100,000 fund-raiser for the president that was headlined
by Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson.
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