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Friday, March 22, 2013

Google Alert - Medicare

News9 new results for Medicare
 
Little Support for Idea of Medicare Payments That Vary
New York Times
Published: March 22, 2013. Medicare should not adjust payments on a broad regional basis to reward hospitals and doctors that spend less to achieve high-quality care, an interim report issued Friday by the Institute of Medicine concluded. Enlarge This ...
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Medicare Stakes Its Multimillion-Dollar Claim In Hospice Bankruptcy
KPBS
For the first time, the United States government has confirmed it is owed millions of dollars by San Diego Hospice. In court documents filed today, the U.S. Attorney, on behalf of Medicare, joined a motion to appoint a trustee, a third party, to take ...
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Seniors targeted by Medicare scheme
WATE-TV
Lola Coffman takes a number of prescription medications for hypertension and a number of other ailments. "He wanted my Medicare card number and my Social Security number," Coffman said. "I'm not going to give nothing like that out." ...
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Cave in Obama puts Social Security and Medicare in budget deal
OpEdNews
(Washington, DC 3/22) Yesterday we found out that President Barack Obama put Medicare and Social Security in the budget deal mix; timely but not thoughtful. Is this a profile in cowardice? Maybe not. Let's give him the benefit of the doubt and assume ...
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Medicare and Your Eyesight
Wall Street Journal
The good news is that Medicare takes care of the big-ticket items: cataract surgery, treatment of eye diseases and medical emergencies, such as detached retinas. And though it won't pay for the smaller stuff—routine exams and glasses—you can increase ...
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Jim Hightower on the plan to turn Medicare into 'WeDon'tCare'
Winston-Salem Journal
It includes turning Medicare into a "WeDon'tCare" privatized voucher scheme that would deliver seniors into the tender clutches of giant insurance corporations, forcing the elderly to pay more for less. Also, to save the super-rich from even the ...
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York Medical Clinic participating in Medicare shared saving program
York News-Times
These physicians have chosen to participate in a Medicare shared savings ACO and to work closely with other doctors and health care providers to coordinate care for Medicare beneficiaries who have traditional Medicare. "Our healthcare providers choose ...
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TONI SUE: Why do I owe $28k? I have Medicare
Your Houston News
I am having problems with TRS/Aetna and Medicare. My wife is a retired Ft. Bend school teacher. I am retired and currently 66 years old. I am covered under her Aetna plan. When I turned 65, I enrolled in Medicare Part A only. I did not enroll in Part B ...
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DMC's CEO forewarns of 'new normal' under Medicare, Medicaid cuts
Crain's Detroit Business
Detroit Medical Center CEO Joe Mullany in a letter this week to employees and staff gave a grim assessment of the impact to DMC's eight hospitals from Medicare and Medicaid cuts that are expected to trim millions of dollars from the for-profit hospital ...
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Blogs1 new result for Medicare
 
3 decades of weak Democratic messaging undermined Medicare ...
By John Aravosis
Ronald Reagan, George Bush and the congressional Republicans are responsible for the current discussion of cutting Medicare & Social Security.
AMERICAblog


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