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| Feds targeting Medicare fraud, political corruption in probes of eye doctor ... MiamiHerald.com The high-profile federal raid on a South Florida ophthalmologist's office was more about potential Medicare fraud than about U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, a longtime friend of Dr. Salomon Melgen. Joining FBI agents on the two-day raid at the doctor's West ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare to adjust payment for dialysis drugs after overspending millions Washington Post The Washington Post. The Medicare system is recalculating how much it will reimburse hospitals and clinics for the drugs used to treat dialysis patients after federal auditors found recently that the program could save as much as $880 million annually. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| US expects big Medicare savings from competitive bid program Reuters Medicare is forecast to spend $598 billion this year on benefits for 50 million elderly and disabled beneficiaries. Its finances will come under mounting pressure, as the beneficiary population hits 80 million and spending tops 7 percent of the U.S ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| How to cut $9.4 trillion from Medicare, in 150 easy steps! Washington Post (blog) Legislators may struggle to build political consensus or popular support for Medicare reform, but as of Wednesday, they won't stumble because of a lack of policy options. On Wednesday morning, the Kaiser Family Foundation released its most ambitious ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Medicare recipients may face large bill for care Pittsburgh Post Gazette Medicare recipients who need more time to recuperate after leaving the hospital could be hit with unexpected expenses if they don't qualify for the standard 20-day stay in a nursing home because their four-day hospitalization was billed as an ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Medicare Panel Says Alzheimer's Brain Scans May Not Help Bloomberg Advanced brain scans to detect signs of Alzheimer's disease may be denied coverage by Medicare after a U.S. advisory panel said it isn't confident the tests will improve the health of people in the program. The panel voted today at a meeting in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare scam targets seniors AZFamily And just like that, many seniors gladly tell the scammer whatever he needs and it starts with the person's Medicare number, which is usually the person's Social Security number. "I think as elderly people, we are more vulnerable because they see us as ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| What Medicare doesn't cover « Bankrate, Inc. By Jennie Phipps Medicare doesn't cover everything, including expensive items such as hearing aids and dentures. You'll need a plan to pay for these. Bankrate.com |
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
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| New on your W-2: health plan payments Boston Globe One survey says the yearly premium for employer-sponsored coverage averages $5,615 for a single person. As workers open their W-2 forms, many will see a new box with information on the total cost of employer-sponsored health insurance coverage. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The Most Ominous Sign Yet Health Insurance Premiums Will Explode Forbes Now comes the most ominous sign yet health insurance premiums are going way up: Most health insurers in the individual market have stopped guaranteeing a person's premiums for a year. And as one commentator quipped: they aren't doing it because they ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Buying health coverage is insanely confusing. Can Obamacare fix that? Washington Post (blog) Welcome to Health Reform Watch, Sarah Kliff's regular look at how the Affordable Care Act is changing the American health-care system — and being changed by it. You can reach Sarah with questions, comments and suggestions here. Check back every ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| W-2 forms now listing health care costs San Francisco Chronicle Employees have some new information on their W-2 forms for 2012 - the cost of their employer-provided health insurance. This amount shows up in box 12 with the code DD. It includes what the employer and employee paid in premiums last year. To find out ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The Health Care Law and Retirement Savings New York Times (blog) These well-understood tax benefits of pension plans will change a year from now if the act is implemented as planned. Under the act, wages and salaries of people receiving health insurance in the law's new "insurance exchanges" will be subject to an ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Students call for end to UC health insurance cap San Francisco Chronicle But it does not apply to self-funded health care plans like UC's in which the university takes on the financial risk of medical costs as opposed to purchasing a group policy from a health insurance company. An estimated 30 universities and systems ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Africa-Asia Forum On Role of Health Insurance in Universal Coverage AllAfrica.com Representatives from Ministries of Finance and Health, national health insurance authorities and development partners, as well as experts and practitioners from Asia and Africa are to meet in South Africa next month at a forum on the role of health ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Obama didn't 'nationalize' U.S. health care system Asbury Park Press Those of us who have health insurance through our employer still buy it from private health insurance companies, who tell us what doctors we can see, what treatments are allowed by those doctors and what drugs we can take. The same will be true for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Former LA clinic owner makes Medicare's most-wanted list Los Angeles Times Federal investigators said Won Suk Lee, 44, was an acupuncturist and owner of two medical clinics in Huntington Park who billed Medicare for $2.1 million in false claims and got paid $1.2 million. Lee fled to South Korea after an arrest warrant was ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare patrol needs Peninsula volunteers Daily Press In the wake of a spike in attempted phone scams on Medicare recipients in Virginia, the state's Senior Medicare Patrol program is seeking more community volunteers. Volunteers are trained to act as liaisons with Medicare beneficiaries and their ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Americans Support Medicare, Medicaid and ACA Expansions Boston.com A major new public opinion survey on the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Medicaid, and other key health issues (done by the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health -- including my colleague ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| IRS Developing Form to Calculate Medicare Tax on High-Income Taxpayers Bloomberg BNA IRS is developing a form to calculate the additional 0.9 percent Medicare tax liability that some high-income taxpayers will be subject to beginning this year, an IRS official says. The form is yet to be released but will be an attachment to Form 1040 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Letter: Medicare, Social Security reform also needed Worthington Daily Globe I agree with the balanced approach, which also means the Democrats have to reform Medicare and Social Security. I hate the word "entitlement" because I've paid into that program for 624 months — hey, it adds up. It's important to the rest of us ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Pill-maker's favor hard to swallow; Can't save Medicare by gouging it Lexington Herald Leader As Sen. Mitch McConnell runs victory laps around his fiscal cliff compromise, he's also talking up entitlement reform to "avert a European-style debt crisis" and to "save the country." Making fewer seniors eligible for full Medicare benefits in the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Iowa Senior Medicare Patrol warns about recent phone scam SW Iowa News Iowa's Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) has issued a warning that scammers posing as Medicare officials are phoning Iowa's seniors and attempting to visit them in their homes. A release from SMP said the callers are trying to obtain personal information to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Ohioans saved $5.5 million during recent medicare open enrollment period The Pike County Daily COLUMBUS — Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced the Department's Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program (OSHIIP) helped 38,276 Ohioans with Medicare save a record $5.5 million during Fall ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| CEOs Get a Medicare Compliance Checklist HealthLeaders Media Since its inception in March 2007, the Medicare Fraud Strike Force has charged more than 1,480 defendants who collectively have falsely billed the Medicare program for more than $4.8 billion. The fraud agents are not done, however, one healthcare ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Physicians and Experts Discuss Medicare Reform | C-SPAN A senior official from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Tuesday dismissed the idea of reducing health care costs and the budget deficit by cutting Medicare benefits. Dana Safran said the effort in her state has shown that greater ... C-SPAN Recent Events |
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
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| The Health Insurance Company Is Your Friend Forbes The next decade will be about bringing U.S. health care costs back to earth. Healthcare expenditure is the main driver of U.S. budget deficits in the long run (more). It is imperative to dramatically slow the growth of healthcare cost, or the U.S. is ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Report: Kaiser tops state health insurance market with 40% share Los Angeles Times Nonprofit healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente had a 40% share of California's $59-billion health insurance market for employers and individuals, new data show. A report issued this week by Citigroup analyst Carl McDonald compiled nationwide data on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| State debates lifting health care mandate RU Daily Targum Students might see changes in the health insurance the University offers in 2014 once the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, takes effect. Assemblywoman Celeste Riley, D-3, said the University would not be able to offer low cost plans to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Add health benefits or cut hours? News Sentinel INDIANAPOLIS – The federal health care overhaul is causing many Indiana employers to wrestle with decisions on whether to provide health benefits to workers who aren't typically eligible for most company plans or trim their hours to avoid extra costs. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| To Open Eyes, W-2s List Cost of Providing a Health Plan New York Times WASHINGTON — As workers open their W-2 forms this month, many will see a new box with information on the total cost of employer-sponsored health insurance coverage. To some, it will be a surprise, perhaps even a shock. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Her health insurance costs $900 a month MSN Money "I need some direction as to where to look for health insurance. I am 60 years old, on workers' compensation with one child still under the age of 26. Of course, I have some pre-existing conditions. Who doesn't at 60 years old? My current insurance ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Portage council begins employee health insurance changes nwitimes.com PORTAGE | The Portage City Council on Tuesday took the first steps in changing what health insurance will look like for city employees. It approved two ordinances and put on hold the possibility of pay increases for nonunion employees choosing a new ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are loved by more than liberals Washington Post Regarding Charles Krauthammer's Jan. 25 op-ed column, "Obama unbound": A thrilling headline catches the eye so, and expecting an article about the president turning green, growing a ton of muscle and bounding up Pennsylvania Avenue to smash the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Long Waits For Consumers When Medicare Is 'Secondary Payer' Kaiser Health News The problem generally arises when a Medicare beneficiary believes he or she was harmed because of another party's negligence: getting hit by a car while crossing the street, for example, or suffering lasting injury because of a careless surgical error. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Real Medicare Spending per Enrollee National Review Online (blog) The good news coming from the left these days is that we shouldn't worry about the trillion dollar deficit and the debt. Indeed, a recent paper by the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) shows that the debt will stabilize, at least on paper ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Balyszak: Medicare penalty makes it clear -- Auburn Community Hospital needs ... Auburn Citizen Auburn Community Hospital will lose $100,000 in Medicare payments in 2013 (a 0.9 percent decrease), which is the biggest reduction of any hospital in the nation. Yes, the nation. Granted, the data used for this reduction was based on 2010 performance ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare actuary nearly resigned over political pressure The Hill (blog) Richard Foster, the outgoing chief actuary at the federal Medicare agency, said he was ready to resign in protest over political pressure from the White House during the debate over Medicare's drug benefit. Foster, who is retiring next week, remembered ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Enroll for Medicare Part B through March 1 Chippewa Herald You may already know that Medicare is a medical insurance program for people who are 65 or older and for people who are disabled at any age. Some people are covered only by one type of Medicare; others opt to pay extra for more coverage. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Blinder warns Medicare spending threatens deficit control The Hill (blog) Former Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Blinder warned Monday that Medicare spending will "swallow up everything" and threaten attempts at deficit control without action to curb costs. Blinder, a former Clinton White House economic adviser ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| As congressman works to repeal Amgen Medicare drug exemption, lobbyists ... Ventura County Star Amgen, which is based in Thousand Oaks, said in a statement that it supported efforts to delay including oral-only medications related to kidney dialysis in the Medicare price controls until the government and providers were ready for the change and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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