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| Humana, UnitedHealth Gain as Medicare May Raise Payments Bloomberg A proposed 2.2 percent reduction in a rate that determines payment to private Medicare Advantage plans can be rescinded if officials assume Congress will block a 25 percent cut in physicians' pay scheduled for next year. Medicare administrators have ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Upstate hospitals to lose Medicare money Anderson Independent Mail Upstate hospitals are bracing for the impending loss of more than $5 million in Medicare money. Starting Monday, Medicare providers will see a 2 percent drop in reimbursements. The cut is part of the $85 billion in recent federal sequestration spending ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| LETTER: Medicare And Competitive Bidding Hartford Courant This is a wake-up call for anyone on or nearing the age of Medicare. As of July, Medicare will put into effect competitive bidding. This is what it will mean to you; 1. You will lose your right to chose you equipment provider. Many of the providers who ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Are Private Labs Overcharging Medicare? Huffington Post A billion dollars in Medicare lab fees could be saved every year if DOJ would enforce existing laws that prevent kickbacks and overcharges in the Medicare program, and it could recover billions that have been lost if it would intervene into two ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| State Officials Outline Plan To Save Medicare Waiver WBAL Radio Maryland health officials on Wednesday outlined major changes to how hospital costs are paid in an effort to keep the state's unique Medicare waiver agreement with the federal government - a deal that has provided enormous financial benefits to the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| FreedomWorks hits Obama on Medicare Advantage cuts The Hill (blog) The group released an online ad Wednesday charging that the cuts will force between 2 and 5 million seniors to lose their private Medicare coverage, placing them back in the traditional program. The ad blames "ObamaCare," which made billions in cuts to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| How Fortune 500 companies plan to cut health costs: Act like Medicare Washington Post (blog) That's not a contract that a health plan wants to lose, but it still doesn't have the clout of large government programs, like Medicare and Medicaid, which cover millions of Americans. Because of that, both have been able to launch more aggressive ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Jim Dickson: Medicare Advantage cuts to hurt seniors Knoxville News Sentinel Medicare Advantage plans are private insurance plans that major insurers offer to seniors in addition to traditional Medicare. As a director of a local YMCA, I see the benefits of these plans on a daily basis through wellness programs such as Silver ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| New Columbia County Medicare help line St. Helens Chronicle A new local Medicare help line is available in Columbia County. Seniors and others with Medicare can call 971-225-3838 (toll free) to contact a Columbia County Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance volunteer. Volunteers, who are trained by the ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Should Medicare cover PET scans for the diagnosis of dementia? Do they need a PET scan to confirm the presence or absence of amyloid plaque? Would doing such PET scans make meaningful impacts on patients' health? KevinMD.com | ||
| New Report Finds Cutting Social Security and Medicare Would Hurt ... By Goldy When Republicans talk about cutting taxes, streamlining regulations, and paring back entitlements like Social Security and Medicare, they often claim to do so in defense... The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper |
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