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| For Medicare, Immigrants Offer Surplus, Study Finds New York Times Immigrants have contributed billions of dollars more to Medicare in recent years than the program has paid out on their behalf, according to a new study, a pattern that goes against the notion that immigrants are a drain on federal health care spending. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Study: Immigrants Boost Medicare Hospital Fund Wall Street Journal (blog) In 2009 alone, immigrants made 14.7% of contributions to the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, but they were responsible for just 7.9% of its expenditures, according to a study by professors from Harvard Medical School and the City University of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Immigrants subsidize Medicare recipients, study says USA TODAY In 2009, the researchers found, immigrants contributed $13.9 billion more to the Medicare Trust Fund than they used, while U.S.-born people spent $31 billion more than they contributed. Immigrants, Zallman said, essentially subsidize U.S. health care. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Immigrants are net contributors to US Medicare program : study Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Immigrants for years have paid far more into Medicare's coffers than they have pulled out, effectively subsidizing rising healthcare payments to the aging U.S. population, a study released on Wednesday showed. The analysis from ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare: today is deadline to voice your opinion Houston Chronicle (blog) Holly Steinbrecher, regional vice president, UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement in Houston wrote this to encourage more local seniors to respond to the 2013 Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers & Systems survey. The deadline is today. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Eyelid Surgery Covered By Medicare Costs Taxpayers Millions Huffington Post Medicare does not typically cover cosmetic surgery, but the program makes exceptions when medical needs are involved, such as breast implants after a mastectomy. Experts worry that some are using the Medicare system to pay for elective eyelid surgery ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Fight Against Medicare Fraud Costing Doctors and Hospitals Billions Forbes The federal government hires "recovery audit contractors," popularly known as "RACs," to wade through millions of Medicare claims in search of fraud, waste, and mistakes. RACs are one of several programs the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Futurity.org – Health gaps may explain varying Medicare costs By Karen Finney-UC Davis "Although data limitations may preclude ever developing the perfect casemix adjustment approach, our results suggest that the portion of the geographic variation that can be explained by patient health is much greater than previously ... Futurity.org | ||
| Bath Beach Medicare Scammer Spent Millions On Posh Lifestyle By Ned Berke A confessed Medicare scammer who swindled taxpayers out of $50 million through his Bath Beach medical clinic lived a life of luxury, spending millions on pricey sports cars and jewelry. Maksim "Max" Shelikhov, 29, pleaded guilty to ripping ... Bensonhurst Bean | ||
| Study: Immigrants Contributed $115B Surplus to Medicare | RACs ... By bob@beckersasc.com (Bob Herman) Immigration policy is in the spotlight in Washington, D.C., today, and a new study in the June issue of Health Affairs shows the pivotal role immigrants play within Medicare. Becker's Hospital Review |
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| Actually, immigrants are keeping Medicare afloat - The Week A new study blows a hole in the conventional wisdom that immigrants are sapping the nation's welfare programs. theweek.com/.../how-immigrants-are-keeping-medicare-afloat |
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