Nursing home owners and operators constantly are searching for ways to reduce costs while still providing customers with the appropriate level of medication. This is critical to all nursing homes to reduce costs associated with Medicare. The program evaluates a drug regimen before a resident enters the nursing home. During the resident's stay, it recommends alternative ways to provide effective care with different, less costly medications. The money saved would depend on which alternative prescription drug plan is chosen.
Many seniors pay several hundred dollars a month on prescription drugs.
Meanwhile, many health insurers are dropping the Medicare HMO plans that include prescription drug coverage, which forces seniors to either pay out of their pockets or pay higher premiums for supplemental coverage. Basic Medicare does not cover the cost of prescription drugs. It serves about 27,000 beds at seven locations in Maryland and fills about 339,000 prescriptions per month. LifeBridge closes center LifeBridge Health has closed the doors on its outpatient pain center. The center was one of a few freestanding pain centers in Greater Baltimore.