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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

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News10 new results for Medicare
 
Medicare levy rise will hit Myer sales, says CEO - Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald
Myer has warned that the proposed increase to the Medicare levy will hurt sales at its stores, since it will affect its direct customer base. The federal government has confirmed it planned to increase the Medicare levy by half a percentage point ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Medicare levy hike to fund NDIS will be backed by Australians, say disability ...
Herald Sun
AUSTRALIANS will accept the hip pocket pain of a Medicare levy hike to help those less fortunate and build themselves a safety net in case of misfortune, disability advocates believe. They have warned governments will need to make sure enough support ...
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SAC, Viking Questioned in Grassley's Medicare Rate Probe
Bloomberg
Justin Simon, an analyst at Height Analytics in Washington, sent a note to clients about 20 minutes before the market close on April 1 that said "a deal has been hatched to protect Medicare Advantage rates." Companies including Humana and UnitedHealth ...
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Medicare lift delivers $1000 hit to wealthy
The Australian
THE increase in the Medicare levy will cost the top 10 per cent of income earners about $1000 a year more, while most of the bottom 40 per cent will pay nothing because their incomes are below the threshold at which the levy applies. The University of ...
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Guest: Give Medicare the power to negotiate drug prices
The Seattle Times (blog)
Congressional leaders digging in on a contentious budget debate could profoundly reduce prescription-drug prices and the overall cost of the Medicare program by giving Medicare the authority to negotiate prescription-drug prices. Making this change ...
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The Seattle Times (blog)
Insurer Coventry Health's 1st quarter profit falls 21 percent as revenue also ...
Washington Post
BETHESDA, Md. — Coventry Health Care's first-quarter earnings dropped 21 percent compared with a year ago when it booked a one-time gain tied to the health insurer's Medicare Advantage program. The Bethesda, Md., company said Wednesday that it ...
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Medicare levy hike could push RBA rates cut
Herald Sun
The RBA could cut interest rates if the Medicare levy rises. Source: AP. ECONOMISTS and tax specialists have warned the RBA may have to cut rates to offset the impact of a Medicare levy hike and that governments may adopt levies to fund future promises.
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Reform Update: Brookings effort aims to slow spending on Medicare
ModernHealthcare.com
"Our report comes at a time when health care spending growth generally and Medicare spending growth in particular have slowed, and when some promising reforms are already being implemented in the private and public sector toward the goal of better, ...
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Medicare Panel Pans Gene Tests for Cancer - MedPage Today
MedPage Today
BALTIMORE -- A Medicare advisory panel on Wednesday expressed little support for genetic testing to help determine the previously unknown origin of metastatic tumors and separate genetic tests to spot cervical cancer sooner. Using a scale of 1 for "low ...
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Medicare: Help with Drug Costs
Tucson Citizen
I recently wrote about getting help with the Medicare Part B premium and their drug costs. These programs are called the Medicare Savings Program (MSP) and the Low Income Subsidy (LIS). Medicare beneficiaries with income below $1,313 per month ...
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Blogs1 new result for Medicare
 
Julia Gillard breaks promise to keep Medicare levy down - The Daily ...
AUSTRALIANS will pay the highest effective tax rates in almost a decade under Julia Gillard's plan to lift the Medicare levy to part-fund the national disability insurance scheme.
Daily Telegraph | Top Stories


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