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| House Republican aims to repeal Medicare doctor pay cuts Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives will seek a permanent solution to scheduled steep cuts in physician payments from the federal Medicare health insurance plan for retirees and disabled people, a House committee ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Three ways Obama wants to cut Medicare Washington Post (blog) "We'll bring down costs by changing the way our government pays for Medicare, because our medical bills shouldn't be based on the number of tests ordered or days spent in the hospital – they should be based on the quality of care that our seniors ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The GOP's renewed (and dangerous) push to reform Medicare and Social Security Washington Post (blog) "Now, some in this Congress have proposed preventing only the defense cuts by making even bigger cuts to things like education and job training, Medicare and Social Security benefits," Obama said. "That idea is even worse (than the sequester)." ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| St. Joseph Medical Center not certified by Medicare system Baltimore Sun The University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center failed a critical federal inspection and has been unable to collect what is likely millions of dollars in Medicare reimbursements from the federal government since Dec. 1. As part of its takeover of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Obama: Limited cost-cutting for Medicare Washington Post (blog) Obama also mentioned asking "more from our wealthiest seniors"—presumably a proposal to increase the Medicare premiums that higher income seniors pay. And he noted that his 2010 health-care law already contains measures aimed at slowing the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare: A Dangerously Good Deal Motley Fool It's not surprising that we can't pass a bill to address long-term budget deficits. Effectively all of the growth in projected long-term budget spending is health care costs tied to Medicare benefits. And -- surprise! -- voters really like Medicare ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare Advantage disenrollment period nears end Sun-Sentinel It's last call for seniors who want to make changes to their 2013 Medicare health-care coverage. The disenrollment period for Medicare HMO-style plans or stand-alone prescription coverage, which started Jan. 1, ends at midnight Thursday. That gives ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Rubio plugs GOP Medicare plan The Hill (blog) "Republicans have offered a detailed and credible plan that helps save Medicare without hurting today's retirees," Rubio said. "Instead of playing politics with Medicare, when is the President going to offer his plan to save it? Tonight would have been ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Simpson-Bowles on Medicare « The Reality-Based Community By Don Taylor The President mentioned being open to Medicare reforms of similar cost magnitude to those proposed by the Simpson-Bowles report in the State of the Union last night. Here is a post from April, 2011 on the health policy proposals of the ... The Reality-Based Community | ||
| Thune: Obama's Medicare Proposals Are Insufficient | TPM LiveWire By Sahil Kapur John Thune (SD) said Tuesday night after the State of the Union that President Obama's proposals to save Medicare don't go far enough. "All he said was he would agree to a number [of health savings] that was in Bowles-Simpson," Thune ... TPM LiveWire | ||
| Nurse Your Medicare—Obama's Coming for It - Larry's List - Truthdig By editor@truthdig.com The only reason President Obama is interested in health care reform is to please big business; Aaron Swartz memorials have become the setting of discussions about transforming the U.S. justice system; meanwhile, Obama's pick for secretary ... Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines | ||
| Obama hails Obamacare, targets medicare, drugs for savings: Voice ... President Barack Obama called on Congress to send him an immigration reform bill "in the next few months," upping the pressure on Senate and House members to find a compromise. Voice of Russia, News |
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| House GOP Seeks To Change Medicare Doctor Payment Formula ... The chairmen of the Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce committees want a permanent change to the current system that repeatedly threatens to cut ... www.kaiserhealthnews.org/daily.../08/medicare-issues.aspx | ||
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| Obama Rejects Age Increase for Medicare Eligibility White House Press Secretary Jay Carney revealed Monday that President Barack Obama will not consider raising the Medicare eligibility age to help balance ... www.breitbart.com/.../Obama-Kills-Medicare-Eligibility-Age-... |
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