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| Medicare Overpaid $529 Million for Anemia Drugs in 2011 - Report Wall Street Journal Medicare paid $529 million more than it should have for antianemia drugs used in the treatment of kidney dialysis patients, a new government report finds, putting further pressure on regulators to reduce its payments for drugs manufactured by Amgen Inc. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| On hospital charges and doctors' decisions Boston.com (blog) On Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid took a step towards answering such questions by publicly releasing how much each of 3000+ U.S. hospitals charged Medicare for 100 common medical issues in 2011 and how much Medicare actually ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| U.S. to Join Chemed Whistleblower Suit on Medicare Claims Bloomberg The U.S. government is joining a whistle-blower lawsuit accusing Chemed Corp. (CHE)'s Vitas Healthcare unit of falsely certifying patients as hospice eligible to collect money from Medicare. The allegations were first made in a 2012 lawsuit filed in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Private insurers' Medicare Advantage plans cost Medicare an extra $34.1 ... Medical Xpress A study published online today finds that the private insurance companies that participate in Medicare under the Medicare Advantage program and its predecessors have cost the publicly funded program for the elderly and disabled an extra $282.6 billion ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Boehner, McConnell block their own Medicare goals MSNBC (blog) One of the funny things about congressional Republicans and health care policy is the extent to which they set clear goals and then oppose efforts to reach those goals. For example, GOP leaders want Democrats to accept policies that curtail Medicare ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Entitlement programs thrive amid gridlock, shifting money from younger ... Washington Post Because Democrats and Republicans can't reach a grand bargain on deficit spending — with mutually accepted spending cuts and revenue hikes — Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid keep growing, largely untouched. Steady expansions of these ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 'I don't need it. I don't want it:' Medicare fraud targets seniors Hilton Head Island Packet If you suspect billing fraud, contact your health care provider to be sure the bill is correct. If your doctor, health care provider or supplier doesn't help you with your questions or concerns, or if you can't contact them, call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare Incentives Spur Jump In E-Prescribing InformationWeek Second, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has had a separate e-prescribing incentive/penalty program since 2009. Now in the penalty phase, the program will reduce 2014 Medicare payments by 2% for physicians who do not meet ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Doctor: In reforming Medicare, leave Part D alone NewsOK.com In Oklahoma we prefer the honest route, so here are the facts: Medicare is $38 trillion in the red and the largest driver of America's debt. Obama thinks the way to fix Medicare is to overhaul the one part of the program that's actually saving money ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Hospitals Charge Medicare 'Wildly Different Amounts' Newly released government data shows wide variations in hospital charges for the same procedures, both regionally and locally. Government Technology Health... | ||
| Nationalized health care would have saved Medicare an extra $34.1 ... By News A paper out today says that private insurance companies that participate in Medicare under the Medicare Advantage program and its predecessors have cost the publicly funded program for the elderly and disabled an extra $282.6 billion ... Science Codex - Science news,... |
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| Medicare Lags In Project to Expand Hospice - Kaiser Health News Despite a three-year-old order from Congress, Medicare has yet to begin an experiment to expand hospice services to allow beneficiaries to continue potentially ... www.kaiserhealthnews.org/.../medicare-delays-experiment-on-... | ||
| Boehner, McConnell block their own Medicare goals - The Maddow ... One of the funny things about congressional Republicans and health care policy is the extent to which they set clear goals and then oppose efforts to reach ... maddowblog.msnbc.com/_.../18170017-boehner-mcconnell-b... | ||
| 10 things to know about Medicare - - MSN Money Retirees who don't meet specific deadlines could pay significantly higher premiums. - MSN Money retirement tips and articles. money.msn.com/retirement/10-things-to-know-about-medicare | ||
| Earliest age to get Social Security retirement and Medicare Link to Online Application The earliest age you can get retirement benefits is 62. If you choose to get benefits before full retirement age, they will be reduced. ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/.../earliest-age-to-get-social-security-retire... |
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