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| St. Joseph Medical Center not certified by Medicare system Baltimore Sun (blog) As part of its takeover of the troubled St. Joseph that day, the University of Maryland voluntarily gave up a certification needed to bill Medicare and applied for a new one. The university health system wanted to disassociate itself from problems the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Fact Checker: Medicare statement misleading Washington Post (blog) "On Medicare, I'm prepared to enact reforms that will achieve the same amount of health care savings by the beginning of the next decade as the reforms proposed by the bipartisan Simpson-Bowles commission." This carefully crafted phrase, just delivered ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Rubio to focus State of the Union response on Medicare, Social Security Washington Post (blog) "One of these programs, Medicare, is especially important to me," Rubio will say. "It provided my father the care he needed to battle cancer and ultimately die with dignity. And it pays for the care my mother receives now. I would never support any ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Taking Medicare's eligibility age off the table MSNBC (blog) In early December, the fears on the left about Medicare were acute and widespread. Reports indicated that President Obama was so eager to cut a "grand bargain" debt-reduction deal with Republicans he was prepared to raise the program's eligibility age ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare Advantage disenrollment period nears end Sun-Sentinel The disenrollment period for Medicare HMO-style plans or stand-alone prescription coverage, which started Jan. 1, ends at midnight Thursday. That gives seniors who are unhappy with their plan choice two days to kiss their carriers goodbye and go back ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Deadline looms for Medicare switch MarketWatch (blog) Most Medicare beneficiaries can only switch coverage options during the retiree health program's annual fall open-enrollment period. But there's one exception: patients who belong to private "Medicare Advantage" plans have until the end of the day on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Debate Over Brain Scans and Alzheimer's New York Times (blog) Currently, Medicare does not pay for the tests, which cost about $3,000 — an amount that puts them out of reach for many families. The expert panel's findings will be used by the government later this year to determine whether Medicare should change ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Doctors Fleeing Medicare, Moving to Direct Primary Care The New American Concierge medicine, or "direct pay" medical practices, are looking more and more attractive to doctors fed up with the difficulties, paperwork, and unreliability of Medicare, according to a January 30 article by Bruce Japsen, Forbes magazine's ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Medicine's Role in Strengthening Medicare | PhRMA By Jenni Brewer With Medicare likely to be a leading topic in tonight's State of the Union address, it's clear that a new conversation over how best to reduce health care spending is underway. Regardless of political party, all sides agree that Medicare can be ... PhRMA | ||
| 10 reasons why I love Medicare as a physician Being both an internist and geriatrician, I have learned to see the good side of Medicare. KevinMD.com | ||
| Obama rules out raising Medicare eligibility age to cut spending ... WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has ruled out raising the age that Americans become eligible for Medicare, the government health insurance program for seniors, as a way to reduce the government's deficit, a White House ... News from www.theoaklandpress.com |
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| Pelosi Again Rejects Proposal To Change Medicare - Kaiser Health ... House Democratic leader, in television interview discussing scheduled budget cuts and the national economy, says she hasn't seen evidence that raising the ... www.kaiserhealthnews.org/.../medicare-and-sequester-news.as... | ||
| Medicare Eligibility Age Off The Table In Sequestration Talks, White ... WASHINGTON -- White House Press Secretary Jay Carney emphatically ruled out including any provision raising the eligibility age of Medicare as part of a deal ... www.huffingtonpost.com/.../medicare-eligibility-age-sequestra... |
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