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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

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News9 new results for Medicare
 
Sources: Ryan to reject Medicare age shift
Politico
For years, the House Budget Committee chairman has sought to transform Medicare from its current fee-for-service format to one in which the government would give seniors limited subsidies to buy private insurance. The key political caveat: No one ...
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Politico
House Budget Panel Considers Higher Age for Medicare Transition
Bloomberg
House Republicans may propose protecting fewer Americans from changes in Medicare as part of their effort to balance the U.S. budget in 10 years, lawmakers said. Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan promised in 2012 that people then age 55 and ...
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Virginia's Ken Cuccinelli on How to Manage Medicare
PBS NewsHour (blog)
"It doesn't have to be the way it is today," Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli told Judy Woodruff earlier this week, referring to the country's entitlement programs. Cuccinelli, the leading Republican candidate in Virginia's gubernatorial race ...
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Sequester could impact Maryland hospital rates, Medicare waiver
Baltimore Business Journal
The federal sequester calls for a 2 percent cut in Medicare spending that will hit every state and has hospital executives across the U.S. thinking about their budgets. But in Maryland health care leaders have one more thing to worry about — the state ...
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New call for 'drastic changes' in how Medicare pays doctors
Fox News
A growing health care debate now after a major medical group unveils a dramatic new plan. For dealing with a significant shortfall in the nation's Medicare system. Is basically talking about how doctors -- gonna get paid for taking care -- our seniors ...
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In shift from campaign pledge, Paul Ryan floats Medicare age tweak
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan is floating a plan that would force Medicare cuts onto people aged 56 and younger, breaking a campaign promise not to touch benefits for those older than 55.
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Medicare Trustee Cautions States on Obamacare Medicaid Expansion
RedState
Medicare Board of Trustees member Charles Blahous released a Mercatus Center report on March 5 recommending states take advantage of the U.S. Supreme Court's June 2012 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) ruling by mostly rejecting ...
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Paul Ryan Is Pushing A New Medicare Overhaul, And Democrats Are Already ...
Business Insider
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) is facing speculation that he may update his Medicare privatization plan to include changes for Americans older than 55 — people his prior budgets exempted from his reforms — in order to fulfill GOP leadership's promise to align ...
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GOP Hunts for More Cuts: 'Spending Is the Problem' – Is Medicare Solution?
ABC News (blog)
House Budget Republicans are also reportedly considering changing the threshold of those not impacted by changes to the Medicare eligibility age from anyone currently aged 55 and over people aged 56 and below. Boehner declined to reveal his opinion of ...
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ABC News (blog)

Blogs5 new results for Medicare
 
Will Ryan Seek To Privatize Medicare For Older Americans? | TPMDC
By Sahil Kapur
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) is facing speculation that he may update his Medicare privatization plan to include changes for Americans older than 55 — people his prior budgets exempted from his reforms — in order to fulfill GOP leadership's ...
TPMDC
'ED Show' poll: Will Republicans ever stop trying to destroy ...
By Steve Frank
BlogBanner_TheEdShow_976x100. 'ED Show' poll: Will Republicans ever stop trying to destroy Medicare? Steve Frank. 7:51 PM on 03/05/2013. Share this with friends. Twitter · Facebook · Reddit · Google +1 · Pinterest. Capitol. Take Our Poll ...
MSNBC
Obama Offers to Cut Social Security, Medicare and Popular Pr ...
By Kit B.
According to new reports, President Obama is once again offering cuts to popular social programs such as Medicare and Social Security as a bargaining chip in the ongoing sequester debate.
Care2 News Network
With Medicare cuts coming, GOP prepares another push for vouchers
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) is working on a proposed budget that would revamp the Medicare program. Republicans believe the option of turning Medicare into a voucher program may win support despite ...
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Mentally ill Medicare patients cost more to treat - FierceHealthFinance
By Ron Shinkman
The average cost of treating a Medicare beneficiary with mental health and substance abuse issues that are considered severe is $43,792, versus $8,649 for a non-afflicted beneficiary, according to 2010 Medicare data compiled by Avalere ...
FierceHealthFinance News

Web3 new results for Medicare
 
People Who Need Help With Medicare Costs
Medicare Savings Programs help people who have low income pay the cost of their Medicare coverage. What do the Medicare Savings Programs cover?
www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET...dID...
Access to Doctors Shrinks for Some Medicare Patients | PBS ...
It's getting harder and harder for some seniors to find a primary care physician. Ray Suarez reports on why the threat of massive cuts to Medicare reimbursement ...
www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/jan.../medicare_03-04.html
Paul Ryan floats change to Medicare plan - Jake Sherman and ...
Paul Ryan's budget will show how Republicans can balance a budget that's trillions of dollars out of whack. But the most significant unresolved issue comes down to a ...
www.politico.com/.../paul-ryan-floating-change-to-budget-88...


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