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Hospitals Face Pressure to Avert Readmissions New York Times Medicare last month began levying financial penalties against 2,217 hospitals it says have had too many readmissions. Of those hospitals, 307 will receive the maximum punishment, a 1 percent reduction in Medicare's regular payments for every patient ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

Problem Solver: Medicare aid and information slow in arriving Chicago Tribune The good news arrived in Hilde Loebe's mailbox in late August. As a low-income Medicare beneficiary, the 87-year-old Hoffman Estates resident had been approved for assistance with her Medicare Part B premiums. The letter from the Illinois Department of ... See all stories on this topic »

'Cliff' Wranglers Weigh Medicare Age Wall Street Journal Mr. Conrad was one of 12 Democratic senators who voted with Republicans in 1997 in favor of a measure that would have slowly increased Medicare's eligibility age. Among the dozen, Max Baucus of Montana, Dianne Feinstein of California, Herb Kohl of ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

Seniors' Medicare queries can save hundreds, experts say News & Observer A hard look at the specifics of seniors' Medicare plans could save many people hundreds of dollars, according to a study released during the federal program's ongoing open enrollment period. A study published last month in the Journal of the American ... See all stories on this topic »

Efforts to Curb Social Spending Face Resistance New York Times In failed deficit reduction talks last year, Mr. Obama signaled a willingness to consider substantial changes in the social safety net, including a gradual increase in the eligibility age for Medicare and limits in the growth rate of future Social ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

Medicare payment shift didn't curb outlays: study ModernHealthcare.com Medicare spent more on primary care and specialty physicians in the year after a 2010 policy change that eliminated more-costly consultation payments but raised pay for office visits, a newly released analysis shows. The increased office-visit pay ... See all stories on this topic »

Calif doctor pleads guilty in Medicare fraud case San Jose Mercury News LOS ANGELES—A Southern California doctor has pleaded guilty to conspiring to bilk Medicare out of more than $11 million by exaggerating patients' symptoms to obtain wheelchairs and other medical equipment. Juan Tomas Van Putten pleaded guilty ... See all stories on this topic »

Obama Non-Committal on Means-Testing Medicare — Today's Q's for O's WH ... ABC News (blog) "I've said that means-testing on Medicare, meaning people like myself,…you can envision a situation where, for somebody in my position, me having to pay a little bit more on premiums or co-pays or things like that would be appropriate," the president ... See all stories on this topic »

It's time to unplug Medicare's third rail Daily Caller This election Paul Ryan and other Republicans dared approach the third rail that is Medicare, and Democrats upped the voltage, branding Republicans every chance they got as wanting to "end Medicare as we know it." But whatever you thought of Ryan's ... See all stories on this topic »

Medicare Continues Effort to Give Consumers More Information on Health Care ... Renal Business Today WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the first three participants in a program designed to help consumers get more information regarding their local doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers. See all stories on this topic »

Blogs 4 new results for Medicare

Doctor Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Medicare Out Of $11M « CBS ... By Debbie Meron A Southern California doctor has pleaded guilty to conspiring to bilk Medicare out of more than $11 million by exaggerating patients' symptoms to obtain wheelchairs and other medical equipment. CBS Los Angeles

Effort To Curb Medicare Spending Begins With Crackdown On ... By Jordan Rau Medicare last month began levying financial penalties against 2,217 hospitals it says have had too many readmissions. Of those hospitals, 307 will receive the maximum punishment, a 1 percent reduction in Medicare's regular payments for ... All Kaiser Health News

Letters to the editor on Medicare reimbursements, racist rhetoric ... Medicare reimbursements are continually being cut, which results in more doctors and hospitals refusing to take Medicare. It does not come close to covering costs for procedures. Wichita Eagle: Opinion

Tricare Help – If wife gets Medicare early due to disability, does she ... By Military Times My wife was awarded Social Security Permanent Disability about a year ago; she is 56 years old. Per SSA and Medicare she will be eligible for Medicare after two years of Permanent Disability. She is presently enrolled in Tricare Prime. Tricare Help

Web 4 new results for Medicare

Medicare forms | Medicare.gov To get the Medicare form you need, find the situation that applies to you. expand icon I want to make sure Medicare can give my personal health information to ... www.medicare.gov/help-and-resources/.../medicare-forms.htm...

OIG reports Medicare nursing home upcoding - amednews.com Upcoding for therapy services accounted for most of the more than $1 billion in payments in 2009 that investigators deemed improper. www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2012/11/19/gvsd1121.htm

Medicare spending runs gamut | The Columbus Dispatch Medicare spending per patient varies widely at central Ohio hospitals, from 34 percent below the state average to 13?percent above it, data show. www.dispatch.com/.../medicare-spending-runs-gamut.html

Maryland Medicare waiver plan still unresolved - Baltimore Business ... Thanksgiving is just a day away, and you know what that means: Food, football and... www.bizjournals.com/.../maryland-medicare-waiver-plan-still....

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