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| Medicare premiums to remain stable in 2014 USA TODAY "There is continued very strong competition within the Part D plan," said Jonathan Blum, deputy administrator and director for the Center of Medicare. When the coverage gap program began, "there was lots of concern that filling in the doughnut hole ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| HHS Inspector General Scrutinizes Medicare Rule For Observation Care Washington Post (blog) Medicare patients' chances of being admitted to the hospital or kept for observation depend on what hospital they go to -- even when their symptoms are the same, notes a federal watchdog agency in a report to be released today, which also urges ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare turns 48 today; can you count on it when you turn 65? The Seattle Times (blog) The nation's leading advocacy group for older Americans marked the 48th anniversary of Medicare's enactment Tuesday by launching the first of a series of "common sense" video solutions to prevent cuts to universal coverage for seniors. One idea: Block ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Strengthening Medicare and Medicaid Today and for Tomorrow Huffington Post My 92-year-old father first ran for public office after he finished his military service in World War II. He served on the city council, and later was elected to Congress. In 1965, he helped write and voted for Medicare and Medicaid, which celebrate ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Fulfilling the Promise of Medicare Huffington Post "We can say this of Medicare: By honoring the fundamental humanity, which is the spirit of democracy, it is a triumph of rightness in America." Nearly five decades after President Lyndon Johnson spoke those words as he signed Medicare into law, it is ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Critics wrong about Medicare payment board Chicago Tribune For Medicare, this has been a summer of good and bad news. On one hand, the program's costs continue to rise remarkably slowly. So far this fiscal year, they have gone up by only 2.7 percent in nominal terms, the Congressional Budget Office reports. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare turns 48 The Seattle Times Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell to support the Medicare Drug Savings Act (S. 740). This legislation would prevent pharmaceutical companies from charging Medicare higher prices for certain prescription drugs than they charge Medicaid recipients. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Boston hospital settles Medicare complaint San Francisco Chronicle BOSTON (AP) — A Boston hospital has paid a $5.3 million to resolve allegations that it overcharged the Medicare system. The Boston Globe (http://bo.st/13UYDFu ) reports that a federal review of records from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center found ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Happy Birthday Medicare! Sacramento Bee CHICAGO, July 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On July 30th, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare into law. On the 48th anniversary of the program, AARP is sending a strong message to the Illinois Congressional Delegation: We need ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| AARP Statement and Video on Medicare's 48th Anniversary WASHINGTON, DC—Today, AARP released the first in a "commonsense solutions" series of new videos on the 48th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson signing Medicare into law on July 30, 1965. AARP's Executive Vice President ... AARP - Health, Travel Deals,... | ||
| Happy Birthday Medicare! - Campaign for America's Future News By Dave Johnson Before Medicare only half of older Americans had any health insurance at all. The elderly had on average half the income of younger people, but the policies cost on average three times as much. Now around 50 million Americans are covered ... Campaign for America's Future |
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| The 48th Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid Today, we mark the 48th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid becoming law, a sacred promise our country made to older Americans and low-income working ... www.hhs.gov/news/press/2013pres/07/20130730a.html |
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