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| Medicare rule change sought Albany Times Union ALBANY — The plight of an elderly couple from Columbia County caught the attention of Sen. Chuck Schumer, who said Wednesday he will co-sponsor legislation to stop Medicare from denying payments to people hospitalized under "observation" status. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Graph of the day: The incredible shrinking Medicare budget Washington Post (blog) The agency noted that, in 2012, "federal spending for Medicare and Medicaid was about 5 percent below the amount that CBO projected in March 2010. Because of that slowdown, "CBO made a series of downward technical adjustments to its projections of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 2 fugitives accused of Medicare fraud may be in Glendale, US says Los Angeles Times Federal authorities say two of Medicare's most-wanted fugitives may be hiding out in Glendale. Healthcare investigators say Karo Gotti Blkhoyan, 32, and Anush Sahakyan, 29, set up a phony medical clinic in South Carolina from 2009 to 2010 and billed ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare drug gap risky for mental health patients Futurity: Research News A major concern is a large coverage gap in the standard Medicare Part D design, during which beneficiaries pay 100 percent of medication costs out-of-pocket. This coverage gap is a larger concern for those with severe mental disorders. If mental health ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Report: Medicare overpays on meds by hundreds of millions The Hill (blog) Unlike most of the drugs covered by Medicare, "infusion drugs" that administer medication through a device such as a catheter or needle are set at average wholesale prices, which are set by drug manufacturers and reported in the industry's Red Book. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Augusta optometrist pleads guilty to Medicare fraud Online Athens According to court documents filed in U.S. District Court, Jeffrey Sponseller billed Medicare more than $800,000 between January 2008 and February 2011, and much of that total was based on lies. Sponseller, the 47-year-old owner of Eye Care One in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare patients choosing low-cost drug plans, analysis finds The Hill (blog) Medicare patients "overwhelmingly" favor prescription drug plans (PDPs) with lower premiums as they navigate coverage options, according to a new analysis. Consulting firm Avalere Health reported Wednesday that nearly three million seniors have chosen ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Bowles-Simpson 2.0, Medicare age and the ACA The Reality-Based Community After the June 2012 Supreme Court ruling and the past election in which the ability to get rid of the ACA was readily available to the country and not taken, I find the lack of a clear statement of the ACA as the law of the land and "the only horse we ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| 'Setting the Record Straight on Medicare's Overhead Costs' By Mark Thoma I don't know much about the quality of the journal where this research appears, but it's still worth noting: Setting the record straight on Medicare's overhead costs, EurekAlert: ...The traditional Medicare program allocates only 1 percent of total ... Economist's View | ||
| Projected Medicare Spending Already Came Down by Half a Trillion ... By Jon Walker A funny thing happened while Washington debated how Medicare benefits must be cut to reduce long-term projected spending. FDL Action | ||
| Augusta optometrist pleads guilty to Medicare fraud | The Augusta ... By Sandy Hodson An Augusta optometrist pleaded guilty Wednesday to defrauding Medicare.According to court documents filed in U.S. District Court, Jeffrey Sponseller billed Medicare more than $800000 between January 2008 and February 2011, much of it ... Metro |
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| CMS Issues MLR Rules For Medicare Plans - Kaiser Health News Also in the news, Medicare beneficiaries are slated to receive a reduction in out- of-pocket drug costs. www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Daily.../2013/.../medicare-news.asp... |
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