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Obama budget splits Medicare cuts between patients and providers Politico The Obama administration budget would squeeze $370 billion in Medicare savings by cutting payments to drug companies and providers but also by making some seniors pay more. The proposals, previewed by the White House and to be formally released ... See all stories on this topic » Politico

Budget: cover uninsured, trim Medicare, tax cigs The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's new budget offers Medicare cuts to entice Republicans into tax negotiations, while plowing ahead to cover the uninsured next year under the health care law the GOP has bitterly fought to repeal. See all stories on this topic »

Social Security, Medicare Face Hits Wall Street Journal The president also proposed significant changes to Medicare, including further moves toward means-testing of the program by charging well-to-do senior citizens higher premiums. That is a direction that many Democrats have long resisted, contending that ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

Medicare/Medicaid nominee draws bipartisan support Columbus Dispatch WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the agency that runs Medicare and Medicaid got rare bipartisan praise yesterday, but she still faced tough questions about health-care reform and a recent controversial decision on Medicare ... See all stories on this topic »

Medicare says equipment contracts will save seniors money Austin American-Statesman Medicare is making the change because taxpayers and patients were paying too much for medical equipment, and officials hadn't updated the fee schedule to account for technology since the 1980s, Jonathan Blum, deputy administrator for the Centers for ... See all stories on this topic »

NYC Cardiologist Admits Faking Diagnoses to Collect Medicare Money NBC New York A New York City cardiologist with offices on Fifth Avenue and in New Jersey admits he intentionally misdiagnosed up to 80 percent of his patients with heart problems so he could collect millions in extra Medicare money. Chief Investigative Reporter ... See all stories on this topic » NBC New York

Five Ways This Blueprint Is Different Wall Street Journal The president also would take more from upper-income Medicare beneficiaries, in part because he is trying to shield the Medicaid program for the poor. Today, fewer than 5% of the elderly have enough income to trigger higher Medicare premiums. Mr. Obama ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

What Will Obamacare Do to Medicare? Motley Fool The short answer is that it depends on the type of Medicare. Traditional, government-backed Medicare includes parts A and B to cover both hospital stays and doctor visits. Private insurers offer prescription drug Part D plans and Medicare Advantage. See all stories on this topic »

Blogs 4 new results for Medicare

Daily Kos: Obama budget cuts Medicare benefits and provider ... By rss@dailykos.com (Joan McCarter) The budget President Obama released today includes $370 billion in Medicare savings, split between cuts to beneficiaries in the form of added means testing and provider payments. These are largely the same proposals in Obama's last, ... Daily Kos

Bogus ambulance rides cost Medicare real money, indictment says ... By Gil Aegerter The operators of an ambulance service illegally charged Medicare for more than $3.6 million in rides and services that patients didn't need, according to a federal indictment in one of a series of similar cases out of the Philadelphia area. Newsvine - Open Channel - Articles

NYC Cardiologist Admits Faking Diagnoses to Collect Medicare ... By JONATHAN DIENST, and JOE VALIQUETTEand SHIMON PROKUPECZ A New York City cardiologist admits he intentionally misdiagnosed up to 80 percent of his patients with heart problems so he could collect millions in extra Medicare money. NBC Bay Area - Top Stories

Budget: cover uninsured, trim Medicare, tax cigs - seattlepi.com WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's new budget offers Medicare cuts to entice Republicans into tax negotiations, while plowing ahead to cover the uninsured next year under the health care law the GOP has bitterly fought to ... seattlepi.com: Health News From...

Web 3 new results for Medicare

Why Republican senators like Obama's Medicare nominee The Senate Finance Committee met Tuesday to consider the nomination of Marilyn Tavenner, President Obama's pick to run the Centers for Medicare and ... www.washingtonpost.com/.../why-republican-senators-like-ob...

Budget: cover uninsured, trim Medicare, tax cigs - Yahoo! News From Yahoo! News: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's new budget offers Medicare cuts to entice Republicans into tax negotiations, while ... news.yahoo.com/budget-cover-uninsured-trim-medicare-tax-c...

Cutting Social Security and Medicare? That's the 'Middle' As the New York Times (4/5/13) put it, Obama "will take the political risk of formally proposing cuts to Social Security and Medicare." Apparently the most ... www.fair.org/.../cutting-social-security-and-medicare-thats-the...

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