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| Medicare data show wide variation in hospital charges Lima Ohio Each hospital negotiates with commercial payers and are paid different amounts by the commercial payers," Lima Memorial Health System Administrative Director of Finance Stacey Deitering said. "Medicare does not pay based on hospital charges. Medicare ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Arizona Governor Jan Brewer Called a 'Traitor' Over Support of Expanded ... Headlines & Global News Governor of Arizona Jan Brewer is facing a great deal of opposition from within her own party as she supports the expansion of Medicare within her state. The debate on the issue has been quite heated, lawmakers have been receiving veiled threats for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| How State Governments Raise Costs And Rip Hundreds Of Billions Off The ... Forbes Of course, the federal government doesn't just subsidize health insurance through the tax code, but also through the giant health-care entitlements, Medicare (for the elderly) and Medicaid (mostly for the poor). In recent years, an increasing amount of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Canada revokes passport of Quebec doctor accused in $375-million US ... Sun News Network MONTREAL —The Canadian government has quietly revoked the passport of a Quebec doctor accused of defrauding the U.S. Medicare system of $375 million — before he's even had a trial. QMI Agency has learned that Passport Canada rescinded the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Health care costs will take big chunk of retirement funds Roanoke Times The estimate does not include any costs associated with expenses such as nursing home costs or long-term care expenses. It applies to retirees with traditional Medicare insurance coverage. But there's an upside. The $220,000 is an 8 percent drop from ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Same procedure, but pricing at hospitals varies Seacoastonline.com A few weeks ago, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid released an enormous report comparing prices for all hospitals in the country for the 100 most common inpatient treatments. While this report is too big for the average consumer to digest, just ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Veterans needed to complete survey about Medicare Statesman Journal The four-minute survey, which includes basic questions about a veteran's experiences with Medicare and VA health benefits, is an effort to quantify the confusion about Medicare that it believes plagues this community. Here is the link to the survey ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Entitlements in America The Economist The hard truth is that an ageing population and rising health costs are inexorably pushing up the cost of Social Security (pensions), Medicare (health care for the elderly), Medicaid (health care for the poor) and the subsidies in Obamacare (see chart 1). See all stories on this topic » |
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| Senators ask Medicare to use bonds to recoup overpayments ... Millions of dollars in Medicare overpayments to suppliers of medical equipment have triggered a Senate inquiry into recovering debts using surety bonds. www.amednews.com/article/20130520/.../130529982 |
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