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| Discount Drug Plans for May Not Be Saving Medicare Money Bloomberg Preferred-pharmacy plans that promise lower prices for people who agree to buy their prescription drugs from certain stores may be costing the U.S. Medicare program more money to support, pharmacists said. While Medicare patients get reduced ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Are people getting $3 in Medicare benefits for every $1 in taxes? Washington Post (blog) "We need to accomplish the big jobs now of making sure that Medicare and Social Security are there, not just for people today, but for the next generation. You know, people have paid into these programs, and for every $1, people have paid in, they're ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Secondary Sources: Stimulus, Medicare Costs, Government Job Proposals Wall Street Journal (blog) –Medicare Costs: Peter Orszag notes that keeping Medicare costs down could significantly improve the debt. "Official projections, which do not fully incorporate the recent slowdown, suggest that spending on Medicare will rise from 3.7 percent of gross ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Peter Orszag: Paul Ryan's Medicare Fix Is 'Fundamentally Based On A ... Business Insider There's a huge obsession with the national debt. And it doesn't take much to realize that expectations of a future debt explosion are driven by health care costs, particularly related to Medicare. The essence of Rep. Paul Ryan's plan to reduce health ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Column: Lessons in rooting out Medicare fraud Tampabay.com (blog) Last month a Venice dermatologist paid $26.1 million as a settlement to the United States following a nine-year civil and criminal investigation. The physician was alleged to have committed Medicare fraud, including kickbacks and performing medically ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Ariz.-based hospice settles false Medicare claims MyFox Phoenix Hospice of Arizona and its related entities were accused of submitting false Medicare claims between September 2002 and December 2010 for patients who didn't need end of life care or for whom the hospice billed at a higher reimbursement rate than ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hatch: Medicare office using health law funding for treadmill desks The Hill (blog) A new office designed to improve the efficiency of the healthcare system is wasting money on high salaries and expensive perks, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said Wednesday. Hatch said during a Finance Committee hearing that he has "heard that … staffers ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Ashland lawmaker wants Congress to allow Medicare drug negotiations OregonLive.com When Congress authorized the Medicare Part D prescription drug program in 2003, it blocked the government from using its purchasing power to obtain better prices. The federal government could save billions annually by negotiating as does the Veterans ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare: When to enroll MarketWatch Andy Landis, founder of Thinking Retirement, is an author, speaker, and consultant specializing in Social Security, Medicare, and life planning for retirement. His books include Social Security, The Inside Story and When I Retire. He can be contacted ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Advocates, Public Consider Medicare Cost Savings As Debate Continues Kaiser Health News Patient groups and conservative activists pushed back Tuesday against renewed calls for Medicare to negotiate the prices it pays for prescription drugs. More than 330 patient groups, most of them state-based, wrote to lawmakers to oppose price ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| How Medicare Could Fix U.S. Healthcare | Daily Yonder | Keep It Rural By editor Medicare problems: Much of Medicare is paid for by a trust fund. People pay into it until they become eligible for Medicare health insurance at age 65. The Medicare trust fund is projected to have more expenses than income starting in 2024. Daily Yonder - Keep It Rural |
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