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Thursday, August 1, 2013

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News8 new results for Medicare
 
Happy Birthday, Medicare!
Tucson Citizen
People on Medicare do not need to pay attention to all the talk about health insurance exchanges. The mandate to enroll in health insurance is for people under 65. People over 65 already have Obamacare – it's called Medicare (except it's a lot better ...
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Buffalo Niagara Medicare cost ranks fourth lowest in US
Buffalo News
Metro Buffalo enjoys the fourth-lowest Medicare costs in the country, according to a new federal report that indicates health care is a bargain in upstate New York compared with other parts of the nation. The report by the Institute of Medicine, which ...
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Medicare 'doughnut hole' is shrinking
Quad City Times
Q. I have heard that the so-called "doughnut hole" in Section D of Medicare will be eliminated starting Jan. 1, 2014. Is there any truth to this? — Duane, Moline. A. The "doughnut hole" for Section D of Medicare is being closed in annual stages. It ...
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Fighting a costly Medicare loophole
MarketWatch (blog)
Congress may be divided when it comes to Obamacare. But a growing number of lawmakers appear to be coalescing around two bills—one in the House and one in the Senate–that would end a controversial Medicare billing practice that can leave ...
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Seniors tackle Medicare, Social Security problems
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
WATERLOO, Iowa --- America's senior citizens have earned the benefits that now sustain them, Medicare and Social Security, according to the AARP. Along with that, they've earned the right to have a say in how those programs operate. For the second ...
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Cost of Medicare drug plans for seniors remains flat for fourth year in a row
SeniorJournal.com
July 31, 2013 – Health and Human Services celebrated the 48th anniversary of the signing of Medicare and Medicaid into law with the release of data showing that the average premium for a basic prescription drug plan in 2014 is projected to remain ...
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Gov't: Medicare drug premiums inching up for 2014
Businessweek
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says the average monthly premium for Medicare prescription drug plans will inch up by $1 next year, to $31. The increase comes after three stable years in which the average premium hovered around $30 a ...
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Sanders: Medicare for all
vtdigger.org
WASHINGTON, July 31 – On the 48th anniversary of congressional passage of the law that created Medicare, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today joined a coalition advocating a Medicare-for-all health care system to provide better care at less cost for more ...
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Blogs2 new results for Medicare
 
*Take Action* Hands off Medicare. Hands off Medicaid ... - Care2
By Kit B.
In three days House Republicans are scheduled to hold their 40th vote to repeal Obamacare. Of course, they're also still trying to eliminate Medicare and Medicaid as we know them.
Care2 News Network
House Bill Would Boost Medicare Claims Data Transparency ...
A bipartisan bill introduced in the House last week would require HHS to create a no-cost, searchable database of Medicare claims and clarify that Medicare payments are not exempt from the Freedom of Information Act. The bill is identical to ...
California Healthline: Top Headlines

Web1 new result for Medicare
 
How The Other Washington May Hold The Key To The Medicare ...
A recent federal assessment of Medicare's fiscal health contained a shred of good news — the public health insurance program for the elderly is spending ...
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