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| How Medicare could cut lab, drug costs MarketWatch Medicare got some news to cheer–or if not quite cheer, perhaps tepidly applaud– last month when the Trustees of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds announced that parts of the program were in slightly better financial health than previously ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Welcome disclosure about Medicare payments Washington Post INFORMATION CAN be efficiency's best friend. The more that participants in the marketplace know about the true costs and benefits of various goods and services, and about the behavior of other individuals and firms, the easier it is for them to get the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare payments sometimes raises eyebrows The News Journal The U.S. spends $2.8 trillion a year on health care, about 18 percent of the economy. Some of that spending is on Medicare-reimbursed eyelid lifts – a procedure that sometimes serves a medical need but often is for cosmetic enhancement. Most would ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare Advantage Enrollment Reaches Record High Kaiser Health News An analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Mathematica Policy Research found that despite concerns the health law's future payment cuts would have a chilling effect, Medicare Advantage enrollment increased by nearly 10 percent last year and by 30 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare PDPs covers fewer anticonvulsant drugs ModernMedicine Despite being considered a protected class of drugs, anticonvulsant medications for the treatment of epileptic seizures had lower levels of coverage for Medicare prescription drug plans (PDPs) than commercial health plans. A recent Avalere Health study ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Study: Brand Name Drugs Drive Up Medicare Spending Washington Post (blog) A new study suggests that cash-strapped Medicare missed an opportunity to save more than $1 billion by not addressing the varying costs and use of prescription drugs. Comparing Medicare enrollees and those on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare impostors target seniors for identity theft KOMO News The local Medicare office says federal workers never call recipients about their Medicare cards and never ask for personal banking information. Anyone who needs a new card or has questions about their Medicare benefits must call the Social Security ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Obama loses key support for cutting Social Security, Medicare benefits By Gaius Publius President Obama may have just lost his battle to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefits as part of some austerity-driven "Grand Bargain." AMERICAblog |
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