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Thursday, February 14, 2013

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News10 new results for Medicare
 
State of the Union 101: How much in Medicare cuts did Obama put on table?
Christian Science Monitor
President Obama in his 2013 State of the Union address said senior citizens shouldn't have to shoulder the burden of reducing the US deficit. But that does not mean he proposed to leave the giant health entitlement program of Medicare untouched.
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Christian Science Monitor
Unlikely Prescription for Medicare's Fiscal Woes
Huffington Post (blog)
Although IPAB's stated goal is to contain Medicare spending growth, the provision is the embodiment of everything Republicans do not like, not just about Obamacare, but about "Big Government" generally. IPAB is a Board! -- sufficient criticism for many ...
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MedPAC chief warns of Medicare payment 'crisis'
The Hill (blog)
Glenn Hackbarth, who leads the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), told a House panel that replacing the much-derided sustainable growth rate (SGR) is essential to ensuring seniors' access to care. "I'm not predicting a national crisis at ...
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Liberal groups push for lower Medicare drug prices
The Hill (blog)
"It's ridiculous for Medicare to be paying drug companies two and three times as much money for drugs as other countries at a time when we are cutting essential programs," said Dean Baker with the liberal Center for Economic and Policy Research in a ...
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Proposed Rule Continues to Chip Away at Medicare Regulations
AAFP News Now
CMS recently issued a proposed rule (114-page PDF; About PDFs) intended to continue government efforts to reduce onerous Medicare regulations that add an unnecessary layer of cost to the health care system and keep physicians mired in paperwork and ...
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Why the Republican Medicare Strategy Will Fail Miserably
PolicyMic
The first partisan "ovation," of this year's State of the Union address came only minutes into President Obama's speech. Its timing was suitable. President Obama's traditionally optimistic introduction had quickly turned into a campaign for Medicare ...
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PolicyMic
How to Fix the Medicare Physician Payment Problem
Heritage.org (blog)
The congressional formula that determines the annual Medicare payment update for physicians, the sustainable growth rate (SGR), was supposed to cut Medicare doctors' pay each year starting in 2002. But that congressional formula is so flawed and ...
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Heritage.org (blog)
Obama Medicare rebate plan could hurt drug companies
Yahoo! News (blog)
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama's decision to spotlight drug rebates as a way to save money on Medicare is likely to be opposed by the pharmaceutical industry, which could potentially lose billions of dollars in profits. In his annual State of the ...
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Yahoo! News (blog)
GAO again labels Medicare, Medicaid as "high risk" programs, cites $63 billion ...
Washington Examiner
Every year the Government Accountability Office releases a list of "high risk" federal programs, the risk being "their vulnerabilities to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement, or are most in need of transformation." A total of thirty programs are on ...
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St. James Mercy copes with Medicare, Medicaid cuts from Taxpayer Relief Act
Hornell Evening Tribune
Hospitals across the country were hit early this year with additional cuts in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement while they're still dealing with the effects of the Affordable Care Act. The Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, passed Jan. 1 this year, adds to ...
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Blogs2 new results for Medicare
 
Obama's Attack on Medicare Fraud Reaps Record Results for ...
By Adalia Woodbury
By attacking Medicare Fraud instead of benefits, the Obama Administration cut healthcare costs by billions for the second year in a row.
PoliticusUSA
Medicare Options | Jewish Journal
By webmaster@jewishjournal.com
Medicare will pay insurance companies upwards of $1,000 a month for managing your Medicare. This means that the insurance carrier will replace, or takeover, your Medicare Part A and Part B and will add additional benefits to entice you to ...
Jewish Journal News and Blog Feed

Web3 new results for Medicare
 
Obama Opposes Raising Medicare's Eligibility Age To Reduce ...
According to White House spokesman Jay Carney, the president does not believe this is the right policy to take, although he is open to discussing other ...
www.kaiserhealthnews.org/daily.../medicare-eligibility-age.asp...
Medicare's Temporary Reprieve - Forbes
The Congressional Budget Office again cut its 10-year Medicare and Medicaid spending estimates, reducing by $137 billion, or 2%, its 10-year projections for ...
www.forbes.com/sites/scottgottlieb/2013/02/13/118/
Obama's Shakedown of Medicare
President Barack Obama speaks at the House Democratic Issues Conference at the Lansdowne Resort in Lansdowne, Va., Feb. 7, 2013. (Photo: Christopher G..
www.truth-out.org/.../14459-obamas-shakedown-of-medicare


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