51.   HMOs have the right to adjust their plans each year, and they are not required to offer prescription coverage with Medicare HMOs.

52.   However, it does not offer prescription coverage and it is not available to residents in the Houston metropolitan area.

53.   However, none of the four guaranteed policies offers prescription coverage.

54.   His plan also would have extended prescription coverage to the poorest beneficiaries and given managed care companies an incentive to provide it to others.

55.   If Congress accepts the advice, as it often does, lawmakers will have more money available for new Medicare benefits like prescription drug coverage.

56.   Immediately after the announcement, at a news conference on Capitol Hill, officials began lobbying for Medicare to provide low-cost prescription coverage.

57.   In addition, eligible seniors cannot have prescription drug coverage through a private insurance plan or qualify for a public plan like Medicaid.

58.   In addition, the accounting office found that some HMOs misrepresented the prescription drug coverage they were supposed to provide to Medicare beneficiaries.

59.   In addition, Bradley emphasized that his plan would provide additional prescription coverage for senior citizens.

60.   In comparison to many private health plans, Medicare coverage lacks such key items as prescription drug coverage.