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The high costs of Medicare's low prices Washington Post For many commentators, the much lower prices paid by Medicare suggests an obvious solution to our health-care problems — "Medicare for all." There's only one problem with this "obvious" solution: Medicare has been a primary driver of the explosion of ... See all stories on this topic »

An Easier Fix For Medicare International Business Times Last year, certain Republicans told us if you were 55 or older, your Medicare benefits would be "safe," but rumors reported by the Hill revise that age to be at least 56 now. I can smell that vat of acid getting closer. But there's a much easier way to ... See all stories on this topic » International Business Times

Pelosi on raising Medicare age: 'It's a scalp' for Republicans, 'not a solution' Raw Story House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) says raising the eligibility age for Medicare benefits is just a political "trophy" for Republicans because the idea would not strengthen the program. "We don't want to hurt beneficiaries," Pelosi told CNN's ... See all stories on this topic » Raw Story

Ryan Defends Medicare Plan: 'It's Not A Voucher' TPM House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) on Sunday defended his plan to reform Medicare for those under 55 years old, a plan that he has pushed in his budgets for years and which he will continue backing in the budget plan he will release next ... See all stories on this topic »

With Better Healthcare In Mind, Americans Should Demand Medicare Reforms Forbes Why don't Americans demand that our leaders in the government reform Medicare, and do it with the greatest of urgency? After all, nothing has really changed about the impending failure of this nation's health care safety net for our seniors. Medicare ... See all stories on this topic » Forbes

Obama's goal in courting GOP: A deal on Medicare reform Washington Examiner President Obama, hoping to make debt reduction part of his legacy, appears focused on striking a grand bargain with Republicans to reform Medicare this year. Medicare's growing share of the budget and its increasing toll on the expanding debt were the ... See all stories on this topic »

Medicare Part D doesn't allow for negotiation on drug prices STLtoday.com If there were truth in advertising, Mr. Kelly P. Gillespie's commentary "Keep Medicare prescription drug program humming along" (March 7) would be retitled "Keep Medicare prescription drug program producing obscene profits for the drug companies." ... See all stories on this topic »

Budget Chairman Ryan Projects Balance Through $5 Trillion in Spending Cuts ... Roll Call The House Republican budget will balance the budget over 10 years in part by cutting spending by about $5 trillion and turning Medicare into a premium support program, Rep. Paul D. Ryan said Sunday. The Wisconsin Republican, whose previous budget ... See all stories on this topic » Roll Call

Sequim locals report Medicare scam phone calls Peninsula Daily Larry Wisman, 73 and one of several Sequim residents who told the Peninsula Daily News about the scam, said he received a call last week from a person saying his Medicare card needed to be updated. His caller ID said the call came from a Texas phone ... See all stories on this topic »

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