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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 "In addition, 97 percent of people in stand-alone prescription drug plans will have access to a 2009 plan with equal or lower-cost premiums than their 2008 plan," Weems said. "Moreover, many Medicare beneficiaries will have access to a Medicare Advantage plan that offers lower prescription drug premiums than a stand-alone plan."
Currently, 24.4 million Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in the Part D drug plan.
In a related development, Medicare officials announced Thursday that 10 doctors-group practices participating in Medicare's Physician Group Practice Demonstration project showed improved quality of care for patients with congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease and diabetes.
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Based on these improvements, the 10 groups involved in the project are being paid $16.7 million in incentives designed to reward health-care providers for improving results and coordinating the health care needs of Medicare patients.
"We are paying for better outcomes and we are getting higher quality and more value for the Medicare dollar," Weems said in a prepared statement. "And these results show that by working in collaboration with the physician groups on new and innovative ways to reimburse for high quality care, we are on the right track to find a better way to pay physicians."
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To learn more, visit the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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