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| Democrats: Put Obama's Medicare board on the table The Hill (blog) Repealing the board would mean gutting its Medicare savings, creating the need to find equivalent cuts elsewhere — $3.1 billion over 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Democrats said that adding IPAB to talks could still bring the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Medicare Fraud-Busting Computer System Saves $115 Million In First Year Forbes Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says a new computer system designed to thwart Medicare fraud before it can happen stopped, prevented or identified $115 million in fraud in its first year. (Medicaid administrator) logo (Photo credit ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Dems draw red line on raising Medicare age, complicating talks Fox News The item that has most galvanized Democrats in opposition is the prospect of raising the Medicare eligibility age. This was included in Boehner's counterproposal last week and has long been discussed as part of a long-term deficit-reduction package. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| New Medicare fraud detection system saves $115 mil Huffington Post A highly touted new technology system designed to stop fraudulent Medicare payments before they are paid has saved about $115 million and spurred more than 500 investigations since it was launched in the summer of 2011, according to a report released ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Orthofix Medicare Probe Settlement Accepted by U.S. Judge Bloomberg Orthofix International NV (OFIX) won court approval of a settlement of federal regulators' claims that the maker of bone-repair products defrauded Medicare through a kickback scheme involving doctors, prosecutors said. U.S. District Judge William G ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Guest opinion: Medicare drug benefit works – leave it alone The Spokesman Review (subscription) Over 1 million Washington residents currently depend on Medicare, the government health care program for seniors and the disabled. But Medicare faces a $40 trillion shortfall over the next several decades. That black hole of debt threatens to consume ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Cut foreign aid, not Social Security and Medicare : Stltoday STLtoday.com There seems to be some confusion regarding entitlements. From what I understand, an entitlement is something someone in "need" obtains from the state or the government such as welfare, housing assistance, food stamps, etc. Medicare and Social Security ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Guest opinion: Don't change Social Security COLA, keep Medicare at 65 Billings Gazette As the debate in Washington rages over how to avoid the "fiscal cliff" before the January 1 deadline, some lawmakers are using Social Security and Medicare as bargaining chips. Among the proposals under consideration by legislative leaders is an effort ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| New action page to stop Medicare cuts By Gaius Publius New senate contact page. Here's all you need to stop benefit cuts in the House, Senate, or the president's desk. AMERICAblog | ||
| New Medicare fraud detection system saves $115 million | WSLS 10 Under the new system, claims are run through a series of sophisticated computer models that can spot suspicious billing patterns. www2.wsls.com - News | ||
| Herger's Proposal to Reform Medicare | Committee for a ... Reducing federal health spending will play an important role in any long term deficit reduction plan debated over the next year. As lawmakers look to reform and put federal health programs on a more sustainable path for future generations, ... CRFB.org - The Bottom Line |
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