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WakeMed's Medicare settlement with feds would allow confidential reports News & Observer RALEIGH -- U.S. District Judge Terrence Boyle did not mince words last month when offering his opinion of a proposed settlement of false Medicare billing hashed out between WakeMed and federal prosecutors. The proposal effectively would put the Raleigh ... See all stories on this topic »

New Medicare model coming to Middle Georgia Macon Telegraph (blog) More than 10,000 Medicare patients in Middle Georgia are expected to get a notice in February that they are part of the organization. They can opt out of it, and even if they don't they can still choose physicians outside of it at any time, said Dr ... See all stories on this topic » Macon Telegraph (blog)

Target the root of Medicare problem Las Vegas Sun Some in Washington would rather cut Medicare benefits than solve the real issue driving the rising cost of Medicare, which is the skyrocketing cost of health care. This is like a doctor only treating symptoms of an illness instead of the root cause. It ... See all stories on this topic »

Will Gov. Tom Corbett call for Medicare growth? Pittsburgh Post Gazette Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, who has been one of the most outspoken foes of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul (and who famously jabbed a finger toward the president during a tense verbal exchange last year), surprised her GOP ... See all stories on this topic »

Rivlin tackles tough issues of Medicare, budget cuts, economic recovery Stuart News (subscription) The biggest threats to the national debt, Medicare and Social Security:"Medicare needs to move from fee-for-service toward looking at performance" to pay doctors. The government should expand Medicare's advantage program and give seniors a choice ... See all stories on this topic »

Protect Yourself From Medicare Fraud Atlantic Highlands Herald NEPTUNE, NJ –The Monmouth County Office on Aging will sponsor a free workshop for seniors entitled "Protecting yourself from Medicare fraud" from 11 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at the Monmouth County Connection, 3544 State Highway 66. See all stories on this topic »

Religion can fix Medicare crisis Dickinson Press According to the Urban Institute, a nonpartisan think tank, a couple earning $89,000 and retiring in 2012, will have paid $114,000 in Medicare taxes and will receive $355,000 in benefits. In other words, Medicare beneficiaries are taking out three ... See all stories on this topic »

Medicare Panel Rejects PET Scan for Alzheimer's Early Diagnosis eMaxHealth The Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee has expressed its opinion that PET scans that scan for beta-amyloid protein in the brain is not beneficial for patients as an early Alzheimer's diagnosis tool. Using a scale of 1 for ... See all stories on this topic » eMaxHealth

Blogs 1 new result for Medicare

Daily Kos: Kaiser report details Medicare options By rss@dailykos.com (Joan McCarter) The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a massive report on options for stabilizing Medicare, based on a year's review of the literature and interviews and input from dozens of health care experts. They came up with 150 cost cutting ... Daily Kos

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