In Brief

A poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows six out of 10 seniors say they don’t understand Medicare’s new prescription drug benefit, and more than four in 10 are not sure they will sign up. For those who sign up by Dec. 31, coverage begins on Jan. 1, 2006.

An official with the HHS Office of Inspector General’s Office of Investigations said the size and scope of the new Medicare drug program leaves the new Part D vulnerable to fraud. John Bettac proposed that determining the true out-of-pocket expenses of Part D participants is largely dependent on a complex electronic tracking system. If the system is not ready when Part D begins in January, CMS will still have to pay claims, which will present opportunities for fraud, he said.

Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed his All Kids plan into law last month, making Illinois the nation’s first state to provide comprehensive affordable health insurance for every child in the state. Set to take effect July 1, 2006, the plan will give parents of some 253,000 uninsured Illinois children access to affordable coverage.

Most Americans support Internet based health records — as long as their privacy is protected, according to a new survey. The majority of those polled for the survey — 72 percent — said they favored electronic health records. However, most want to be able to control when it can be shared. According to 70 percent of respondents, employers should not have access to the records.

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