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Saturday, August 31, 2013

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Health care outreach effort has many tentacles
Quad City Times
Starting Oct. 1, a web of Quad-City health care providers, social service and community action agencies, advocates for ethnic groups and the elderly will go into the field. With newly trained employees and, in some cases, federal grant money, they'll ...
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Health care changes arrive Sunday in North State
Record-Searchlight
That puts Redding pediatrician Dr. Lloyd Braemer at the center of the sea of changes happening to the state's public health insurance. About one in four of his patients are enrolled in Healthy Families and, like the other 37,600 other traditional Medi ...
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New health care law spells end to state's high-risk insurance program
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
William Tedeschi knew he would need health insurance when he started his own insurance agency, and he knew the Wisconsin Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan would be an option. "I wasn't that familiar with it," Tedeschi said. "But I applied for it, and ...
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New health care rules could penalize Fresno County
Fresno Bee
The 2010 federal health care overhaul is designed to make coverage available to millions of uninsured Americans, but part of California's strategy to implement the law could inflict a major budget blow on Fresno County. It's a hit that could reach $7 ...
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Physician: Health care challenges remain in Texas
Brownsville Herald
The Texas Medical Association got a lot of what it wanted out of the state's 83rd legislative session, which wrapped up in May followed by three special sessions. A fistful of new health care-related laws going into effect Sept. 1 will help physicians ...
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Health care costs topic of hospital CEO's forum talk
Corvallis Gazette Times
The head of Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital says the road to affordable health care will be bumpy, but the trip is an essential one for the United States. "Health care laws are changing so quickly and costs are out of sight," Becky Pape, the ...
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Worker health coverage to continue at Minnesota's top employers
Minnesota Public Radio
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Despite looming changes to the nation's health care system, many of the state's top employers say they will continue offering coverage to their workers. That's the headline from a recent survey of 22 Minnesota businesses conducted by ...
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4 Health-Care Buzzwords You Need to Know
DailyFinance
Accountable Care Organizations, or ACOs, are groups of health-care providers, particularly hospitals, physicians and skilled nursing facilities, who team up to provide coordinated care to patients. The ACO is collectively responsible for quality and ...
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MAINE COMPASS: Federal health insurance funds still available
Morning Sentinel
Maine has an incredible opportunity to improve the lives of thousands of people, most of whom are working but can't afford to purchase private health insurance. This year, our state had a heated debate about extending access to health care by accepting ...
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Proposed Medicare Changes Could Impact Rural Hospitals
KCAU
By: ABC9 News news@kcautv.com (AP) Smoke continues to rise from a warehouse fire near downtown Des Moines, and the city's fire chief says it could be days before the blaze is extinguished. Fire ChiefMore>>. Smoke continues to rise from a warehouse ...
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Welcome to Medicare seminar scheduled
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
The Senior Health Insurance Information Program is offering another Welcome to Medicare seminar next month in Dubuque. The seminar is offered by the Sunset Park Place SHIIP counselors and will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, in Francis Auditorium ...
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How to protect your Medicare benefits from 'observation' end-run: Plain Dealing
Plain Dealer
Last week, I wrote about Theresa McGarry, who lost Medicare coverage for a nursing home stay after Fairview Hospital listed her long hospital stay as "observation" rather than "in-patient." Many of you said you'd experienced similar troubles. Mark ...
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State's free 'Medicare Check-up' event coming to Paulding County Sept. 6
The Paulding County Progress
PAULDING – Ohio Department of Insurance's Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program (OSHIIP) will hold a free Medicare Check-up presentation-only event in Paulding County at noon on Sept. 6 at the Paulding County Senior Center. The center is ...
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Paying for SGR Fix Proving a Challenge
MedPage Today
WASHINGTON -- The price tag for a bill to repeal and replace Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) payment formula could cost significantly more than just repealing it, congressional staffers said. Lawmakers have worked with greater tenacity this ...
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HHS: Married Gay Couples Now Eligible for Medicare Nursing Home Coverage
EDGEOnTheNet
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced yesterday first guidance implementing the Supreme Court's decision on the Defense of Marriage Act. HHS will now extend medicare coverage to married same-sex couples in nursing homes.
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Wis. Rural Hospitals Could Lose Medicare Payments
WBAY
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Forty-two of Wisconsin's rural hospitals could lose special Medicare payments under a proposal by a federal fiscal watchdog agency. The Wisconsin State Journal reports the proposal from the inspector general at the Department of ...
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HSA contributions must stop when Medicare begins
InvestmentNews (blog)
I'm still sifting through the hundreds of e-mailed questions I received following last week's Social Security Boot Camp webcast. Steve, a financial adviser from Ft. Lauderdale, posed an interesting question about the interaction between Medicare and ...
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JEFF WALLACE'S THIS AND THAT: A Medicare party for the class of '66
Aiken Standard
Some of the social leaders of our high school class (Aiken High School, Class of 1966) decided that August would be a good time for a Medicare party since this is the year that we are coming of age. For me the date came one week before I would be ...
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Friday, August 30, 2013

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Why Get Health Insurance in the State Marketplaces?
U.S. News & World Report
The Affordable Care Act calls for everyone to be insured in 2014, and sets a financial penalty if you don't get insured. Some healthy people may weigh buying insurance (with a monthly premium) versus taking this penalty. A range of options is available ...
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Neb. health insurance marketplace figures posted
Beatrice Daily Sun
State Insurance Commissioner Bruce Ramge said the rates were provided only for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska and Coventry Health Care, of Bethesda, Md., the only companies in the Nebraska marketplace that offered Nebraska coverage in past ...
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Health Insurance Marketplace enrollment to begin Oct. 1
Port Huron Times Herald
Beginning Oct. 1, Michigan residents without insurance or with inadequate insurance will be able to enroll in the Health Insurance Marketplace, a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. That could make a big difference for a ...
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Fla. is No. 2 in lack of health insurance
Businessweek
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida had the nation's second-highest rate of residents without health insurance with almost 1 out of 4 Floridians lacking it, according to new U.S. Census figures released Thursday. Only Texas surpassed Florida's rate ...
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Four tips for health insurance shopping
The Tennessean
Your employer and President Barack Obama implore you to become a better health care consumer. They say it's vital to help slow the seemingly perpetual rise of health care expenses. A growing number of companies offer high-deductible health plans that ...
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California gives consumers detailed rates under healthcare overhaul
Los Angeles Times
Story gallery: Healthcare law comes to California. Starting in January, health insurance premiums will be based on a person's age and location. Separately, federal subsidies are available to help pay premiums based on household income and size under ...
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Info session on health care law in northern Maine
Boston.com
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (AP) — State officials are heading to northern Maine to answer questions and offer information about the new federal health care law. The Maine Bureau of Insurance is holding a public information session on the Affordable Health ...
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Small Business Health Insurance Options
Tucson Citizen
I attended two meetings on the Affordable Care Act this week. The first was a conference in Tucson that focused on small businesses. The second was an all-day CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) program in Scottsdale for organizations that ...
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Health insurance changes coming for employers, individuals
Alaskajournal.com
Ready or not, certain changes to the health care market are on the way, and small businesses will be impacted. As some parts of the Affordable Care Act take effect Oct. 1, Alaskans will see changes in the healthcare market, Josh Weinstein said at an Aug.
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Former Medicare chief Don Berwick: Scrap rule forcing some hospital patients ...
Boston.com
Former Medicare chief Dr. Donald Berwick said Obama administration officials should abandon a rule that is leaving many older Americans without coverage for expensive rehabilitation care after they leave the hospital. The Medicare rule requires ...
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Medicare Rates Continue to Fall Behind Practice Expenses
Medscape
Physicians have escaped massive cuts in their Medicare reimbursement in recent years, but here is one thing they have not escaped: the gap between sporadic Medicare pay raises, called updates, and practice expenses that are climbing even faster.
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Medicare Study Examines Mental Health Effect of Superstorm Sandy to Improve ...
Newsday
Aim to Enhance Coordination of Behavioral Health Services in 10 Targeted Communities and Increase Depression Screening, a Medicare Covered Benefit. East Brunswick, NJ (PRWEB) August 29, 2013. Studies of Hurricane Katrina and other natural ...
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IRS, Medicare issue first post-DOMA guidelines
BenefitsPro
In the first two of what are expected to be many post-Defense of Marriage Act guidelines, the IRS announced Thursday that same-sex couples can file joint tax returns, while the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said same-sex spouses now have ...
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eHealth Offers WellCare Medicare Plans Online and by Phone
Consumer Electronics Net
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 08/29/13 -- Today eHealth, Inc (NASDAQ: EHTH), the nation's first and largest private online health insurance exchange, is offering Medicare Advantage plans and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs) from ...
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Medicare Catch-22 is an assault on seniors
Boston Globe
Medicare administrators, in an attempt to control hospital costs and readmissions, will penalize hospitals if too many inpatients are readmitted within 30 days of discharge, or will demand refunds if an inpatient should have been classified as an ...
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Medicare Summit in Lawton
KSWO
Lawton, Ok_The Medicare system can be confusing and intimidating. But Thursday, more than a dozen senior citizens in Lawton got some help. They went to a health care summit and learned how to properly enroll and even save money while health care ...
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The IRS and Medicare will now recognize same-sex marriages
Washington Post (blog)
The Department of Health and Human Services ruled Thursday that legally wedded same-sex couples, wherever they live, are eligible for certain Medicare benefits reserved for married couples. In its memo, HHS "specifically clarifies that this guarantee ...
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"Medicare DME" or "How NOT To Run Competitive Bidding"
Amy Ridenour's National Center Blog (blog)
Medicare's program for paying for "DME"—sometimes called DMEPOS for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies—is turning into disaster. The legislation that created Medicare Part D also established a competitive bidding program ...
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HHS Says It Will Use 'Place of Celebration' To Determine Medicare ...
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The Department of Health and Human Services announced it will grant same-sex couples benefits based on where they were married, and not where they live.
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What The Death Of DOMA Means For Medicare| Gay News ...
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Today has already seen the unprecedented advancement of rights for same-sex married couples with the U.S. Department of Treasury's decision to extend tax benefits to same-sex married couples, regardless of the state in which they live.
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Joe. My. God.: HHS Extends Medicare Coverage To Married Gays In ...
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Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a memo clarifying that all beneficiaries in private Medicare plans have access to equal coverage when it comes to care in a nursing home where their spouse lives. This is ...
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While the Obama administration is stepping up efforts encouraging uninsured Americans to enroll in health coverage from the new online insurance ...
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Thursday, August 29, 2013

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Health care rollout will hit bumps as expected
TheNewsTribune.com
Any program as large and complex as Obamacare (not to mention one facing such entrenched opposition) is going to encounter some turbulence on its shakedown cruise. But the recent glitches are as important for what they tell us about reform, as for what ...
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Republican Health-Care Attack Shifts From Defund to Delay
Businessweek
Republican congressional leaders, in a fresh strategy after repeatedly failing to dismantle President Barack Obama's health-care law, are leaning toward an effort to postpone it rather than choke off funding. Freshmen Senators Ted Cruz of Texas and ...
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Survey: Americans Have Low Health Insurance Literacy
Washington Post (blog)
Premium, deductible, copay, all basic health insurance terms many Americans don't understand, according to a recent poll. More than half could not correctly define at least one of these common financial terms related to health insurance, according to ...
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The Future Of Health Care: A Survival Guide
Forbes
In the future, health care providers must to champion two of Michael Treacy and Fred Wiersema's value disciplines to survive. First, the practice of medicine is – and always will be – a great profession. It's an honor to improve and save lives. Second ...
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Auburn health insurance hearing attracts hundreds
Kennebec Journal
AUBURN -- Hundreds of concerned Anthem subscribers and residents of central Maine gathered on Thursday before the Maine Bureau of Insurance to speak against a proposed partnership between insurer Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and ...
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Census Bureau Releases Health Insurance Coverage Estimates for All Counties
Sacramento Bee
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2013 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Census Bureau today released its 2011 Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE). The estimates show the number of people with and without health insurance for all states and each ...
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California rolls out health insurance ads
San Francisco Chronicle
In a television advertisement that will begin airing next week, people driving and riding bicycles pass by California highway and street signs that read "Welcome to getting care" and "Welcome to feeling at ease." At the end, the announcer says ...
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Zane Benefits Publishes New Information on Applying for Individual Health ...
Consumer Electronics Net
Today, Zane Benefits, the number one online small business health benefits solution, published new information on applying for health insurance in 2014. According to Zane Benefits website, recently common questions about what actions to take with the ...
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Accountable care groups serving Medicare patients
MiamiHerald.com
CHICAGO -- More than 200,000 Illinois Medicare patients will have their health care needs coordinated by federally designated accountable care organizations. Below is a list of the seven ACOs based in Illinois and another six based in other states but ...
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Medicare program 'run amuck', congresswoman says
Ottawaherald.com
So-called "autopilot" federal spending on programs like Social Security and Medicare is adding to the United States' already "crushing" amount of debt, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins said Wednesday in Ottawa. Jenkins, who in 2008 was elected to serve ...
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Medicare Proposal May Cut Funds for 14 Northwest Rural Hospitals
Siouxland News
We receive reimbursement for Medicare patients that we see in a different way than other hospitals and it proves to be an extremely important leveling of the playing field for rural facilities in taking care of people out in the green spaces of Iowa ...
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Seniors: Medicare Wants YOU to Help it Fight Fraud
The Fiscal Times
Enrolled in Medicare and want to join the ground war against fraud? All you need now is a pen and a pair of reading glasses. The government estimates that it loses some $60 billion a year to Medicare fraud and waste, and as it gears up to launch its ...
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Medicare Spending Growth Has Slowed, But CBO Doesn't Know Why
Bloomberg BNA
Growth in spending per beneficiary in fee-for-service Medicare slowed considerably between 2007 and 2010, and while that's not a bad thing, the Congressional Budget Office isn't sure why it's been happening. However, they do know what isn't causing the ...
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Medicare recipients: New health law doesn't affect your coverage
STLtoday.com
While the Obama administration is stepping up efforts encouraging uninsured Americans to enroll in health coverage from the new online insurance marketplaces, officials are planning a campaign to persuade millions of seniors to please stay away – don't ...
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Medicare competitive bidding program to undergo OIG review
EHRIntelligence.com
In response to a request from two members of Congress, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) has decided to conduct a review of Medicare's competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment and supplies, according to a Bloomberg BNA report.
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Free Welcome to Medicare seminars
Ottumwacourier
OTTUMWA — Close to 40,000 Iowans will turn 65 in 2013, and most will be encountering Medicare for the first time. For those approaching age 65, there are four key Medicare questions. First, should you enroll in Medicare Part A and Part B? If you ...
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Medicare Locals not safe under Coalition, Tanya Plibersek says
The Age
Voters should not believe Tony Abbott's promise that Medicare Locals will survive under a Coalition government, Health Minister Tanya Plibersek says. During the leaders' debate on Wednesday night, Mr Abbott said he would not close Medicare Locals - the ...
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