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| Talk of Medicare Changes Could Open Way to Budget Pact New York Times WASHINGTON — As they explore possible fiscal deals, President Obama and Congressional Republicans have quietly raised the idea of broad systemic changes to Medicare that could produce significant savings and end the polarizing debate over ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Remove Medicare's straitjacket Los Angeles Times There's simply no way to achieve long-term reductions in federal spending without touching the big health programs, particularly Medicare. Although raising the age of Medicare eligibility from 65 to 67 appears off the table, at least for now, the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| SoCal Woman Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison in Medicare Fraud ... Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release) LOS ANGELES—A Carson woman has been sentenced to 156 months in federal prison in an $8 million Medicare fraud case in which she illegally paid kickbacks for referrals to patients whose beneficiary information was used to make bogus claims to the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 2. Medicare and health care savings USA TODAY State of the Union pledge. "On Medicare, I'm prepared to enact reforms that will achieve the same amount of health care savings by the beginning of the next decade as the reforms proposed by the bipartisan Simpson-Bowles commission." FULL COVERAGE: ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Identity thieves target Texas seniors enrolled in Medicare Dallas Morning News (blog) Identity thieves posing as employees of the federal Medicare program are targeting Texas seniors, according to state officials. The attorney general's office has received several recent complaints from Medicare recipients who have received calls from ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Managing the Impact of the 3.8% Medicare Surtax: Understanding the ... Forbes The new 3.8% Medicare Surtax outlined in Code Sec. 1411 has significant implications for taxpayers. We will continue our discussion of the effects of the 3.8% Medicare Surtax by exploring the important relationship between Net Investment Income and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Feds to cut Medicare payments for cancer-fighting Gamma Knife, thanks to ... Plain Dealer Pay for Gamma Knife treatments under Medicare will drop from about $8,100 to $3,400, according to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. The association and Congress of Neurological Surgeons told lawmakers in a joint letter this month that ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Doctors push 'doc fix' in light of Medicare Advantage controversy The Hill (blog) The prospects for a permanent solution have brightened somewhat this year, thanks to a big price cut from the Congressional Budget Office. And there is bipartisan support for repealing Medicare's payment formula, if lawmakers can agree on a way to pay ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| LETTER: Dent right to address Medicare costs for cancer screening The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com He has introduced the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act. This bill would remove remaining out-of-pocket costs for Medicare patients who receive a screening colonoscopy during which the physician prevents cancer by removing a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| More lawmakers pile on proposed Medicare Advantage cuts The Hill (blog) "Recognizing that the [Medicare Advantage] program serves as a health care safety net for more than 25 percent of the Medicare population, we believe it is critically important for Congress and the Administration to maintain a strong and stable ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Hospitals Brace for Sizable Medicare Cuts From Sequestration ... By bob@beckersasc.com (Bob Herman) Starting this Monday, April 1, hospitals and health systems across the country will start to see their Medicare reimbursements dwindle further, as sequestration will result in almost $10 billion of lost provider Medicare payments. Becker's Hospital Review |
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| Insurer shares could gain if Medicare cuts less than proposed ... March 27 Reuters) - Planned cuts in U.S. government payments for private Medicare Advantage insurance may not be as severe as first proposed, a prospect ... www.reuters.com/.../us-medicareadvantage-idUSBRE92Q1CP... | ||
| YaleNews | Yale panel explores future of Medicare Titled "The Future of Medicare: Policy Options and Political Realities," the discussion is sponsored by Yale's Institution for Social and Policy Studies (ISPS). news.yale.edu/2013/03/.../yale-panel-explores-future-medicare |
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