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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

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Medicare penalizes hospitals in effort to reduce the number of patients readmitted
Washington Post
Every hospital in the District and five in the Virginia suburbs will be penalized in the second round of Medicare's campaign to reduce the number of patients readmitted to hospitals within a month, according to federal records. Nationwide, Medicare ...
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FAQ: Seniors on Medicare don't need to apply to the health law marketplaces
NBCNews.com
Nearly 50 million Americans are enrolled in Medicare, the federal health insurance program for the elderly and disabled. The 2010 health care law, the Affordable Care Act, will make some changes to the program. Here are some answers to frequently asked ...
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Medicare Plan Type Affects Nursing Home Care
MedPage Today
In an observational study, older people with severe dementia were less likely to get such inappropriate treatment if they were in a Medicare managed-care program, rather than traditional fee-for-service Medicare, according to Keith Goldfeld, DrPH, of ...
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Medicare Costs for Heart Attack Survivors Up 17 Percent, Study Finds
U.S. News & World Report
23 (HealthDay News) -- Medicare costs for treating U.S. heart attack patients have swollen significantly, with much of the additional expenses accrued in the year after hospital discharge, according to a new 10-year analysis. Fewer patients were ...
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Medicare Advantage vs Medicare Supplement
Tucson Citizen
The Medicare Open Enrollment Period (October 15 – December 7) is for Medicare Advantage and Part D drug coverage. During the Open Enrollment Period, people can submit applications to change their Medicare Advantage plan or Part D plan, effective ...
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Medicare bridge in new health law
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Juanita Stonebraker of Oakland, Maryland is an early retiree who can't buy individual insurance because of pre-existing conditions but doesn't know much about the exchanges coming on line in October. [CREDIT: Jeff Swensen, for The New York Times].
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Medicare Plan Administrative Costs Accelerate on Sales, Medical Management ...
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
PHILADELPHIA — Administrative expenses of selected Medicare plans grew by 7.3% per member per month (PMPM). Double-digit increases in the Sales and Marketing cluster of functions and the Medical Management function were the central factors in ...
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Medicare open enrollment is approaching
Marshalltown Times Republican
With all the interest and activity around the Health Insurance Marketplace this fall, I want to remind residents of Marshall and Tama counties not to miss the Medicare open enrollment period for Part D drug coverage and Medicare Advantage plans. The ...
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Medicare Supplement or Medicare Advantage: Which way do I go?
Your Houston News
Let's discuss the difference in the two types of Medicare options. On pages 55-81 in the 2013 Medicare & You handbook explains what is a Medicare Supplement or a Medicare Advantage plan. The handbook does not compare the differences with the plans.
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Medicare, Other US Health Care Spending to Grow More Slowly in Years Ahead
SeniorJournal.com
Sept. 23, 2013 - Medicare spending between 2015 and 2022 is expected to increase from the annual growth of 4.6 percent estimated for 2012, but it will be well below the previous decade's 9.3 percent rate of growth as the Affordable Care Act constrains ...
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