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| 'MEDICARE FOR ALL' IS A BAD PROMISE Chicago Sun-Times Since Republicans are pushing entitlement reform and Democrats like taking money from rich people, you might think they could agree on means-testing Medicare and Social Security as part of a deficit reduction deal. Yet many Democrats are surprisingly ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage: How to Choose U.S. News & World Report But some seniors may find better value in a Medicare Advantage plan, sometimes called Medicare Part C. Medicare Advantage plans are run by private insurance companies but regulated by the government, and must offer coverage that's comparable to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Getting ready for the Medicare tax on investment income Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - There are few certainties for year-end tax planning this year, but if you're a wealthy investor there is one sure thing — the new Medicare tax, slated to begin in 2013. Part of the 2010 health care reform law, it is a 3.8 percent ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| AARP Urges Congress To Not Cut Social Security, Medicare In Fiscal Cliff Deal Huffington Post "Americans have spoken and they don't want Congress or the President to make changes to Social Security or Medicare in any last minute deficit deal," AARP's volunteer president Rob Romasco said in a statement. "In the long-term we need to strengthen ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| GOP plan would raise Medicare age, lower Social Security COLAs, while raising ... Newser Republicans are proposing a "fiscal cliff" plan that revives ideas from failed budget talks with President Barack Obama last year, calling for raising the eligibility age for Medicare, lowering cost-of-living hikes for Social Security benefits and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Medicare on the table The Hill (blog) Medicare and Social Security benefits are "clearly on the table" in negotiations to avoid the looming "fiscal cliff," House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Tuesday. Hoyer, the No. 2 Democrat in the House, said entitlement cuts would be part of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Your views: Medicare's home medical equipment program fundamentally flawed The Huntsville Times - al.com (blog) As a home medical equipment provider, I am concerned with a Medicare's bidding program for home medical equipment. In 2011, the government agency implemented its pilot program in nine metropolitan areas across the country. By summer next year, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Berry: Medicare open enrollment period ends Dec. 7 Ventura County Star A: The annual open enrollment period for making changes to Medicare plans and Part D prescription drug coverage for 2013 ends Dec. 7. If you still need help in selecting new coverage there are just three days left to make that change. Assistance will ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| GOP Counteroffer Would Raise Medicare's Eligibility Age To 67 ... The Republican marker, which was almost immediately rebuffed by the White House, includes cuts to federal safety net programs, but does not meet the president's "test of balance" because it rejects tax increases for the wealthy. Kaiser Health News Daily Health... | ||
| Political Animal - About Those Medicare Retirement Age "Savings" By Ed Kilgore Other Medicare beneficiaries would face higher premiums because the 65-67 year-old cohort is relatively healthy, and its elimination from the Medicare pool would boost costs. And the whole scheme only works at all, ironically, thanks to ... Political Animal | ||
| Ted Nugent: 'Slaughter' Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security ... By The Huffington Post News Editors Rocker Ted Nugent apparently still has the keys to an op-ed column over at the Washington Times, which has given him a forum to opine on how to deal with the deficit as lawmakers work to reach an agreement to avert the fiscal cliff. The Huffington Post | Full News Feed | ||
| Medicare Attack #2: Turning Direct Fee Per Service Into Managed ... By TomThumb There has to be more to the Democrats' 400 billion dollars in Medicare cuts than just saving money on purchasing drugs. That would only add up to 112 billion dollars. So how did they plan to make the rest of the missing 288 billion dollars in ... TomThumb's myFDL diary | ||
| Article > More Rx drug use cuts Medicare costs, says US CBO Greater prescription drug use by people enrolled in Medicare, the US federal health programme for seniors, reduces the programme's overall spending on medical services, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has reported. After reviewing ... PharmaTimes World News |
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| Cut Medicare and Social Security? What's the rush? - Los Angeles ... The question that normally comes to mind when someone claims to know the future is why he's out hustling rubes for pennies with his purported clairvoyance, ... articles.latimes.com/2012/dec/01/.../la-fi-hiltzik-20121202 | ||
| Don't Cut Medicare Benefits—Tackle Drug Prices Most people with Medicare are in no position to pay more for their health care. Half of people with Medicare live on annual incomes of $22,000 or less—just ... www.aflcio.org/.../Don-t-Cut-Medicare-Benefits-Tackle-Drug-... |
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