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Friday, March 1, 2013

Google Alert - Medicare

News9 new results for Medicare
 
Sequester at Home: Florida Could Lose Blue Angels Shows, Medicare Payments
ABC News (blog)
In 2011, 17.6 percent of Florida's population was eligible for Medicare, 4.3 points higher than the national average. That means scaling back Medicare payments to hospitals will disproportionately affect the health care industry in that state ...
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ABC News (blog)
Obama says he's ready to tackle Medicare costs
Washington Times (blog)
President Obama indicated on Friday he is willing to take on members of his own party in reforming Medicare, the program that is at the center of debate over the nation's long-term fiscal stability because of its great expense. Mr. Obama, during a news ...
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Washington Times (blog)
2% Medicare pay cut set under sequestration
American Medical News
Reductions to Medicare will represent about 12% of the total reductions, or $9.9 billion, in part through lower payments to physicians and other health professionals for providing services. The automatic reductions were written into law in 2011 as part ...
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Specialists Next Medicare Reform Target
MedPage Today
WASHINGTON -- The next round of initiatives to link physician performance with Medicare payments will focus more on specialists, a high-ranking Medicare administrator said Thursday. The first wave of work from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...
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What a sequester could mean for Medicare
MarketWatch (blog)
If the so-called sequester budget cuts go into effect as expected tonight, one of the very biggest federal programs will be far from immune. Under the current arrangement, beginning April 1 hospitals and doctors face 2% cuts in the amounts that ...
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Humana to expand Medicare Advantage business despite cuts
FierceHealthPayer
Medicare business, including the popular Medicare Advantage program, has contributed to Human's threefold revenue increase, including adding more than $9 billion to its value, over the last 10 years. In 2012, Humana made about $25 billion, accounting ...
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Medicare Paid $5.1 Billion for Substandard Nursing Home Care
AARP News (blog)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Medicare paid billions in taxpayer dollars to nursing homes nationwide that were not meeting basic requirements to look after their residents, government investigators have found. medicare-pill The report, released Thursday by the ...
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AARP News (blog)
Legislature could stop Scott's Medicare expansion
St. Augustine Record
MIAMI — Republican Gov. Rick Scott may have gotten ahead of himself when he recently dropped the bombshell that he now supports expanding Medicaid by an estimated 900,000 residents under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Minutes ...
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Doctor's office says no to medicare, medicaid, other insurance, only accepts cash
KRMG
Grassroots Healthcare at 91st and Sheridan says no to Medicare, Medicaid and every other form of insurance. They say yes to cold hard cash. Their reason is simple. Nurse Practitioner Monica Winford says, "We don't have a set price from the government, ...
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Blogs2 new results for Medicare
 
Video: Why Obama's Crackdown on Medicare and Medicaid Fraud ...
By Todd Krainin
"Why Obama's Crackdown on Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Will Fail" is the latest offering from Reason TV. Watch above or click on the link below for.
Hit & Run
Sequestration will translate into 2% cut for Medicare fees
A 2% cut in Medicare fees to healthcare providers is poised to go into effect tonight if President Barack Obama and Congress fail to broker a deal that will avert $85 billion in automatic budget cuts required under the sequestration deficit ...
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Web2 new results for Medicare
 
Medicare Part B 2013 monthly premium
The standard Medicare Part B premium for medical insurance in 2013 is $104.90. Some people pay more. Since 2007, higher-income beneficiaries have paid a ...
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Medicare paid $5.1 billion for poor nursing home care, report says ...
The report, released Thursday by the Department of Health and Human Services' inspector general, said Medicare paid about $5.1 billion for patients to stay in ...
www.foxnews.com/health/2013/02/28/medicare.../print


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