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| Health insurers launch TV war over Medicare Advantage cuts Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The health insurance industry is escalating its lobbying battle against a proposed Medicare Advantage pay cut to insurers by launching a television and online advertising campaign to garner public support among the program's 14 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Ambulance owner convicted in $1.7 million Medicare scheme Houston Chronicle He was one of four EMS operators arrested last May for alleged fraudulent Medicare billing. The others were Grace Anassi, owner, and her husband Thomas Anassi, driver, at Touching Hearts EMS of Houston, who billed $886,688 in claims; and Okechukwu ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Paul Ryan to change Medicare for boomers over 55? Good. Washington Post (blog) During the 2012 campaign, Republicans promised not to change Medicare for anyone 55 or older. Now their budget chief, Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis.), is saying he might violate that pledge. The Hill reports that Republican centrists – apparently there still are ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Time to expand Medicare Baltimore Sun (blog) After reading the GOP is returning once again to their outrageous voucher system for senior medical care plan ("Medicare next target of GOP," March 3), and reading Steven Brill's article about exploitive hospital charges published in Time magazine and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Maine seniors warned about rampant Medicare fraud and how to fight it Bangor Daily News BANGOR, Maine — The best weapons for fighting Medicare fraud are the seniors and disabled who benefit from the health care program, officials told a group of Bangor seniors Wednesday. An estimated $15 billion to $60 billion per year is spent on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Insurers ready to battle Medicare cuts The Hill (blog) The health insurance industry is beginning a ferocious lobbying offensive aimed at warding off major cuts to Medicare payments. Insurers are hoping to block a 2.2 percent cut in government payments to the privately administered Medicare plans known as ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Analysts predicts Medicare Advantage earnings slip Businessweek Medicare Advantage plans are privately run versions of the federally funded Medicare program for the elderly and disabled people, and the coverage represents a fast-growing market segment for insurers. Borsch noted that total enrollment in the plans ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Paul Ryan drops Medicare age shift Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The plan by the GOP vice presidential nominee is expected to lock in cuts to agency budgets, and curb the future growth of benefit programs like food stamps and Medicaid and contain a controversial proposal to turn Medicare into a voucher-like program ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Plutocrats Misdirecting Social Security And Medicare Debate With ... By DSWright You may have noticed an interesting frame the plutocrats and their spokespeople are using in the debate over reducing social security and medicare benefits. Firedoglake | ||
| Medicare patients should care about the way we pay providers In addition to restructuring the payment system, we must also encourage a broader definition of what constitutes care that is worthy of reimbursement. KevinMD.com |
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