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Medicare bidding program: Objections USA TODAY USA TODAY's editorial "Medicare bidding competition in danger: Our view" argued that the current Medicare competitive bidding program is producing "big savings and has the potential to cut costs even more." It went on to charge both of us, as co ... See all stories on this topic »

Seniors should tell Obama to prevent Medicare Advantage cuts Daily Caller Last month the Obama administration moved forward with new Medicare spending cuts that few outside ardent industry observers noticed. If put into place, however, these cuts will mean significantly less money in the pockets of some 14 million senior ... See all stories on this topic »

Social Security and Medicare aren't bargaining chips Salon Prominent Democrats — including the President and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi — are openly suggesting that Medicare be means-tested and Social Security payments be reduced by applying a lower adjustment for inflation. This is even before ... See all stories on this topic » Salon

Californians saving $485 million in Medicare Part D prescription drugs Los Angeles Daily News The cost of prescription drugs for people on Medicare is actually going down as a result of discounts from pharmaceutical companies mandated by the Affordable Care Act, combined with increased use of less costly generic drugs, the federal government ... See all stories on this topic »

Medicare scam? With training, you'll know San Angelo Standard Times Ms. Avocado Shopper had just fallen victim to one of the most seductive of many Medicare fraud schemes. Medicare fraud is a multibillion-dollar criminal enterprise, and scams as simple as obtaining an elderly person's card number and as complex as ... See all stories on this topic »

Orrin Hatch warns on Medicare payment experiments under ACA Politico Medicare payment experiments are still in the test tube, but Republicans are already predicting their failure. The experiments are part of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, which was created under the Affordable Care Act to test new ways ... See all stories on this topic » Politico

Medicare Health Plans and Dually Eligible Beneficiaries: Industry Perspectives Kaiser Family Foundation With federal and state governments now pursuing efforts to better coordinate care and reduce costs for people dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid benefits, this brief examines how insurers now serving these markets view the opportunities and ... See all stories on this topic »

Three Years Running, House Republicans Pass Radical Budget TPM For the third year in a row House Republicans coalesced around a budget blueprint that calls for converting Medicare into a subsidized private insurance market; dramatically slashing all manner of domestic spending and devolving programs for the poor ... See all stories on this topic » TPM

What House budget votes mean for Medicare MarketWatch (blog) On the eve of a two-week recess, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two pieces of legislation today with significant implications for Medicare—one that's likely to have a tangible short-term impact on the retiree health program, and another that ... See all stories on this topic »

Blogs 1 new result for Medicare

Daily Kos: House Republicans vote to end Medicare, again By rss@dailykos.com (Joan McCarter) House Republicans did it again, passing yet another budget from Rep. Paul Ryan—which cuts $4.6 trillion over the next ten years, turns Medicare into a voucher system and repeals Obamacare—in a 221-207 vote. Every Democrat, along with ... Daily Kos

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