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Monday, July 22, 2013

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News8 new results for Medicare
 
Medicare speeds up plan for doctors' pay
Washington Post
Medicare is accelerating plans to initiate a controversial program that pegs a portion of doctors' pay to the quality of their patient care. The changes would affect nearly 500,000 medical doctors working in group practices. By 2015, large physician ...
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Medicare gives Texas hospital 90 days to shape up
ModernHealthcare.com
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has given the Terrell State Hospital 90 days to fix things or lose Medicare funding—$4.6 million that accounts for about 9 percent of the hospital's $49 million budget, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
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Medicare Part B, life and death
Houston Chronicle
Right now, in an effort to trim federal spending, lawmakers are considering cuts to Medicare Part B, the component of Medicare that covers cancer treatments and other medicines that are administered by physicians. Lawmakers must reject this proposal ...
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How Much Could Medicare for All Save You?
DailyFinance
A new survey released by the number-crunching technocrats at NerdWallet last month clearly illustrates how extending Medicare coverage to all Americans might cut costs for everyone. According to NerdWallet, Medicare generally pays out no more than ...
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Medicare Gives State Hospital 90 Days To Shape Up
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Image (AP) - Federal investigators say an East Texas state psychiatric hospital could lose Medicare funds because of deficient patient care. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has given the Terrell State Hospital 90 days to fix things or ...
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Inpatient or outpatient? Status could determine Medicare eligibility
Eagle-Tribune
To make matters worse I was told he was not eligible for Medicare reimbursement in a rehabilitation facility because he had stayed in the hospital under the "observation" status. He was too weak and unsteady for me to take him home so we had to pay ...
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Citing turkeys, House Republican seeks to change Medicare policy
The Hill (blog)
A Texas Republican is seeking to change a new Medicare reimbursement system that has different payment categories for a turkey bite and a turkey peck. An international coding system, which medical professionals must adopt by October of next year, has ...
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Baffled consumers seek help with rising medical bills
USA TODAY
Until recently, her doctor charged about $500 for a treatment, with Medicare paying $216.82. Her share, once she met a small annual deductible, was $50.70 for the treatment plus $60 for her 40 mg dose of gamma globulin. In January, she went to the same ...
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Web4 new results for Medicare
 
Medicare's disguised form of rationing - Opinion - The Boston Globe
In Congress's quest to cut public sending, Medicare has figured prominently, since Medicare costs have been growing faster than any other category of federal  ...
www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2013/07/18/.../story.html
Medicare Hospital Compare Overview
Hospital Compare has information about the quality of care provided by Medicare -certified hospitals throughout the nation.
www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/About/What-Is-HOS.html
How Much Could Medicare for All Save You? - The Motley Fool
The Motley Fool - Answer: A whole heck of a lot more than Obamacare ever will.
www.fool.com/.../how-much-could-medicare-for-all-save-you...
UnitedHealth upbeat on growth, copes with Medicare cuts - Yahoo ...
From Yahoo! News: By Caroline Humer (Reuters) - UnitedHealth Group Inc posted a bigger-than-expected rise in quarterly profit as it enrolled more people in ...
news.yahoo.com/unitedhealth-upbeat-growth-copes-medicare-...


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