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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

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News10 new results for Medicare
 
Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid: Out of the Frying Pan and into the Fire?
Huffington Post (blog)
Intended or not, the deal set the agenda for negotiations that will threaten the future of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid -- three programs that are core to economic security of working Americans. The potential impact on Social Security ...
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Congress passes on chance to fix Medicare doctor pay
NBCNews.com (blog)
Congress may have rolled the country back from the so-called fiscal cliff, but the budget legislation passed this week missed a chance to fix doctors' pay for treating Medicare patients -- a problem that's been bugging doctors and patients alike for ...
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How the Fiscal Cliff Deal Endangers US Entitlements
The Atlantic
Decades from now, January 1, 2013 will be remembered as the day that sealed the fate of Medicare--as well as Medicaid, food stamps, and perhaps even Social Security. The tax bill passed by Congress this weekend rolls back the Bush tax cuts for income ...
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The Atlantic
'Doc Fix' Will Cut Medicare Hospital Payments
The Fiscal Times
Legislation passed by Congress on New Year's Day to avert the dreaded "fiscal cliff" would stop a scheduled payment cut in Medicare physician payments. But hospitals, which have to bear a major part of financing for that "doc fix," are not happy. The ...
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The Fiscal Times
Congressional Accord Preserves Medicare Doctor Pay
Kaiser Health News
The bill, the American Taxpayer Relief Act, also freezes Medicare payments to doctors, which otherwise would have been cut by at least 26.5 percent in 2013. The Congressional Budget Office said the freeze would cost $25 billion over 10 years, with most ...
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Medicare imposes small cut in payments on Lutheran, Parkview
News Sentinel
Lutheran Hospital and Parkview Regional Medical Center have received small cuts in Medicare payments based on federal measures of the quality of care, according to a report from Kaiser Health News. Medicare payments have been cut by much less than ...
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Medicare cuts avoided
Birmingham Business Journal
In addition to postponing the Medicare cuts, the fiscal cliff deal also postponed across-the-board federal spending cuts that would have had a major impact on Birmingham's research community. For more on the fiscal cliff deal, you can also check out ...
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Docs escape 27 percent Medicare cut at a cost to hospitals
Memphis Business Journal
U.S. physicians Tuesday night breathed a collective sigh of relief at the news that Congress moved to nullify a scheduled 27 percent pay cut from Medicare, Modern Healthcare reported, but hospitals must bear a large portion of the subsequent cost burden.
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House averts 'fiscal cliff,' forestalls 26.5% Medicare physician payment cut
Healio
The Medicare physician payment cut stems from the sustainable growth rate (SGR), a key factor in annual Medicare payment updates designed to limit spending. The American Medical Association, American Academy of Ophthalmology and other medical ...
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Fiscal cliff legislation means $15B less in Medicare for hospitals
89.3 KPCC
Had Congress failed to reach a deal, Medicare payments to doctors would have been cut by 27 percent beginning this year – a move that may have resulted in many physicians closing their doors to Medicare patients. And while the agreement is good news ...
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89.3 KPCC

Blogs2 new results for Medicare
 
Fiscal cliff deal delays Medicare cut | theheart.org
However, physicians face a 2% reduction in Medicare pay on March 1, 2013 if lawmakers fail to replace across-the-board spending cuts with a more discriminating plan to reduce the federal deficit.
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Medicare application - Federal Times Blogs
By Reg Jones
I am retired from Civil Service and have Blue Cross Blue Shield (high option), as well as Medicare Parts A and B. My husband is under my BCBS policy. He just turned 65 but will continue to work until 66. Can he apply for his Medicare card ...
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