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Sunday, March 17, 2013

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Medicare bidding competition in danger: Our view
USA TODAY
In 2010, Medicare spent more than $14 billion on oxygen devices, mobility scooters, diabetes test strips and other "durable medical equipment" and supplies that patients use at home. For taxpayers, and for beneficiaries with a 20% co-pay, that was ...
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Durbin hits Ryan budget, eyes Medicare reform
Politico (blog)
While suggesting Democrats were open to reforming Medicare and other entitlements, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin also took some shots Sunday at Rep. Paul Ryan's budget, saying it would eliminate Medicare. Appearing on "Fox News Sunday," Durbin ...
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Other view: The Medicare debate we need
Chippewa Herald
We have argued that Ryan's overhaul goes too far, threatening Medicare's fundamental promise of affordable health insurance for all seniors. But the questions he poses about who the government subsidizes and to what end are the kind of debate that ...
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GOP says Obama must lead on Medicare
UPI.com
"We will know when the president is serious by virtue of a process that's set up where he is actually at the table ... and whether he begins to say publicly to the American people that he understands that Americans are only paying 1/3 of the costs of ...
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Elites Agree On Cuts for Working Americans
Daily Beast
As the nation's policy elites call for paring back Medicare benefits, they should ask themselves whether they are prepared to lead by example and forfeit their own platinum-plated health and retirement plans. In Washington do not expect anyone to part ...
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Covering the Bases: What to do if provider opts-out of Medicare
CapitalGazette.com
I am 65 and just started my Medicare. My gynecologist notified me that she has "opted-out of Medicare" and her services are not covered by Medicare. In order to continue seeing my gynecologist, I must sign a private contract. I have a long-standing ...
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Medicare Reimbursement – What's the Latest?
Brain Blogger (blog)
Many are facing long and unexplained delays in reimbursements for their clients who are Medicare beneficiaries. The implementation of the HIPAA Version 5010′s deadline initially set for January 1, 2012, has come and gone, leaving practices that were ...
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Care crisis: Medicare for all
Charleston Gazette
Surprisingly, Time concludes that Medicare, America's chief "socialized medicine" system, is the best cure for skyrocketing costs, because it clamps tight controls on medical bills. And its bureaucracy is super-frugal. Medicare spends just $3.80 each ...
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Plus ACO Asks Medicare to Reconsider Benchmarks
D Healthcare Daily
Plus ACO, an accountable care organization (ACO) partnership between Texas Health Resources (THR) and Fort Worth-based North Texas Specialty Physicians (NTSP), is one of 18 Medicare Pioneer ACOs that are asking Medicare to reconsider the ...
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Letter, 3/18: Medicare doctors
Lincoln Journal Star
People also can get answers to Medicare questions at Nebraska Senior Health Insurance Program offered by the state Department of Insurance. SHIIP is funded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to provide free, unbiased local help to people ...
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