Making Sense of the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan
The newly added Medicare Prescription Drug Plan, also referred to as Part D, is due to go into effect January 1, 2006. And even with all the information that seniors had been inundated with this past fall, many are still left wondering how to make sense of this program. Very simply, beginning in January 2006, for the first time Medicare will provide prescription drug coverage for those that are eligible for the federal government s Medicare health insurance program. However, the confusion starts here because enrollment in the Prescription Drug plan is optional, but if the beneficiaries do not enroll by the May 15, 2006 deadline, they risk paying a permanent surcharge on their premium, which increases at a
The Rise of High School Drug Testing
...that these students were productive in school and were not necessarily considered to be problem students. Regardless of these isolated cases, many school districts defend the benefits of drug testing. Although formal statistics do not prove the theory, many educational ...
rate of 1% per month. For instance, delaying enrollment for six months could increase the monthly premium by 6 percent....that these students were productive in school and were not necessarily considered to be problem students. Regardless of these isolated cases, many school districts defend the benefits of drug testing. Although formal statistics do not prove the theory, many educational ...
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