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Health care spending is transferred out of ICU USA TODAY Spending for medical care has increased modestly for five consecutive years, the longest period of slow growth since Medicare began in 1966. This respite comes just before a massive expansion of health insurance starts Jan. 1, 2014. Another 21 million ... See all stories on this topic »

Health care reform opportunities a challenge for highly diverse population ... San Jose Mercury News OAKLAND -- Set on a gritty corner of Oakland's International Boulevard, the nonprofit Street Level Health Project offers free checkups to patients who speak a total of 22 languages, from recent Mongolian immigrants seeking a doctor to Burmese refugees ... See all stories on this topic »

Health care will be an Obama legacy CNN (CNN) -- The politics of health care is changing fast. President Barack Obama's Affordable Health Care Act was vulnerable during his first term when Republicans demanded repeal of the law. Even after the Supreme Court upheld its constitutionality ... See all stories on this topic »

Minnesota House begins debate on health insurance exchange Minneapolis Star Tribune The House began an extended debate of the state's Health Insurance Exchange, a system intended to help individuals and small businesses find the most affordable health-care plans. An estimated 1.3 million Minnesotans are expected to buy their coverage ... See all stories on this topic »

Gunshot wounds drive up government health care costs USA TODAY Miller found that total costs per injury had at least doubled or come close for medical care, psychiatric care, court cases, insurance and emergency transport. For example, in 1992, medical care for a fatal shooting averaged $14,500. In 2010, that ... See all stories on this topic »

Mandating Inefficiency in the Health Care Industry Forbes Despite 50 years of failure, faith that the federal government can cure what ails the health care industry endures. That enduring faith drives a seemingly never-ending call for plans, both grandiose and modest, that attempt to address the failings of ... See all stories on this topic » Forbes

Health insurance exchange sparks debate at State Capitol KARE If it eventually becomes law in Minnesota it would serve as a virtual marketplace, existing mostly online, where an estimated 1.3 million Minnesotans could buy coverage from health insurance companies. A majority of those consumers would qualify for ... See all stories on this topic »

Got A Health Care Puzzle? There Should Be An App! NPR (blog) A mashup of innovation and old-school hacking (though none of the participants was bent on doing harm, we're assured), the goal of the competition was to improve the nation's health system and help people navigate the complexities of the Affordable ... See all stories on this topic »

languages, cultures challenge health reform NBCNews.com Jaden's ambivalence demonstrates the cultural and language hurdles that California and several other states are facing as they build exchanges — or health insurance marketplaces —and try to expand coverage to ethnic and hard-to-reach populations. See all stories on this topic »

Health Insurance Innovations trades higher Businessweek THE SPARK: "Health Insurance Innovations has the potential to be among the fastest growing health care services stocks over the next three years," analyst Carl McDonald said in a note to clients. He said the company, which recently went public, is ... See all stories on this topic »

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Medicare reform back on GOP list Charlotte Observer Despite public uncertainty about the $85 billion in sequester cuts, Republicans now believe they have momentum to ask Americans to make tough choices on Medicare, as rising health-care costs combine with an aging population to form a growing part of ... See all stories on this topic »

BRANSTAD MEDICARE: Braley "Perplexed" WHOTV.com – Des Moines news & weather from WHO Television BRANSTAD MEDICARE: Braley "Perplexed". Posted on: 8:55 pm, March 3, 2013, by Sam Hoyle, updated on: 09:27pm, March 3, 2013. Gov. Branstad met with US Health and Human Services secretary, Kathleen Sebelius two weeks ago about expanding ... See all stories on this topic »

Obama Offers Medicare and Social Security in Latest "Grand Bargain" OANDA Forex (blog) President Barack Obama raised anew the issue of cutting entitlements such as Medicare and Social Security as a way out of damaging budget cuts, a White House official said on Sunday, as both sides in Washington tried to limit a fiscal crisis that may ... See all stories on this topic »

Understanding Medicare—It's My Birthday, OMG!: Library Chat Patch.com MAAA offers health insurance counseling services through the Senior LinkAge Line to Medicare beneficiaries of all ages and their caregivers in the Metro area. Counseling is provided by state-certified Health Insurance Counseling staff or volunteers and ... See all stories on this topic »

Spending on Medicare, other programs can't be ignored Arizona Republic More than $6 of every $10 the federal government spends now goes to Social Security benefits, Medicare for the elderly, Medicaid for the poor and other entitlement and related programs to aid individuals. Within a few years, if changes aren't made ... See all stories on this topic »

The Ins & Outs Of Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Santa Monica Mirror Since 2006, everyone with Medicare has had access to outpatient prescription drug coverage. As there are a lot of options and choices to be made, the path to that coverage can be complicated. In an effort to lessen some of those complications, here are ... See all stories on this topic »

Monday's letters: Make your voice heard on Medicare Tampabay.com This month, the 392,700 Medicare beneficiaries in the Tampa-St. Petersburg area should pay attention to their mailboxes for a chance to make their voice heard on a critical topic — their health care. See all stories on this topic »

Know your Medicare rights Idaho Press-Tribune An ABN (Advance Beneficiary Notice) is a notice that a provider or supplier may have asked a beneficiary with Original Medicare to sign, stating that Medicare may not pay for certain services. You may choose whether or not to accept services that may ... See all stories on this topic »

Sansum, HICAP plan Medicare seminar Lompoc Record Sansum Clinic and Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) will hold a seminar to help people get the most benefit from Medicare. A talk on "Changes to Medicare in 2013" will be from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Sansum Clinic, 1225 ... See all stories on this topic »

White Houses opens door to cutting Medicare/Social Security DigitalJournal.com Angered by Republicans who called his bluff on automatic spending cuts that became law on Friday, Obama has suggested cutting Medicare and Social Security benefits for seniors and other Americans. The White House spokesman didn't mention similar ... See all stories on this topic » DigitalJournal.com

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Obama Asks Health Plans to Report Rising Rates New York Times WASHINGTON — The Obama administration says it will require health insurance companies to report all price increases, no matter how small, to the federal government so officials can monitor the impact of the new health care law and insurers' compliance ... See all stories on this topic »

Obamacare Is Around The Corner - Where Will You Buy Health Insurance And ... Forbes With the insurance provisions finally kicking in January 1, 2014 and the realization that the law is not going away, people need to brush up quickly on their basic knowledge. Where will you get your health insurance and how much will it cost? Today I ... See all stories on this topic »

The link between your tax return and health insurance Dallas Morning News And make no mistake, the insurance exchanges are coming to every state, even those led by staunch GOP opponents of the health care overhaul, such as Texas Gov. Rick Perry. In Texas and almost 20 other states, the exchanges will be operated by the ... See all stories on this topic »

US Health Care Is Even More Broken Than We Thought Bloomberg The cover story of last week's Time magazine wasn't the usual fare, such as "Marco Rubio: Savior of the Republican Party." "Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us" is a serious, exhaustively reported piece about the scam the U.S. health-care ... See all stories on this topic »

Orange reaps savings on health care costs The Recorder Selectmen voted last spring to adopt the legislation that allowed cities and towns to change health insurance plans without negotiating existing union contracts. The initiative was designed to provide relief to communities feeling the squeeze of ... See all stories on this topic »

Health care debate: Window closing on state-run health exchange Las Cruces Sun-News New Mexico, she said, would set up its own state-run exchange, a one-stop shop for people hunting for health insurance that could lower the rate of uninsured in New Mexico, where one in five residents lacks coverage. Now, several months later and with ... See all stories on this topic »

Health Insurance Brokers, Small Employers Fear Higher Prices as Health ... HispanicBusiness.com March 3--President Barack Obama's ambitious goal that all Americans have access to health care will take a huge step forward this fall with the opening of federal and state insurance exchanges. But it is too soon to tell whether these bold creations of ... See all stories on this topic » HispanicBusiness.com

Fla. budget could focus on teachers & health care MiamiHerald.com But the biggest budget battle during the session may be over Medicaid, the state's safety net health insurance program. There are signs that the House and Senate may go in different directions - an impasse that could prevent legislators from wrapping ... See all stories on this topic »

Indiana faces crossroads on health care for poor Palladium-Item Medicaid, the combined federal and state health insurance program, covers low-income people who are disabled, seniors, children, pregnant women and adults with dependent children. Income eligibility levels vary by group. The federal government sets ... See all stories on this topic »

Health insurance hikes pose challenge for public agencies Appeal-Democrat Yuba Community College District: Annual health care expenditures in 2001-02: $4.2 million, for 340 employees. Same item in 2011-12: $4.99 million, for 334 employees. Health insurance is 10.5 percent of the district's overall budget. • Marysville Joint ... See all stories on this topic »

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Republicans revisit Medicare reform to cut spending Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — Fired up as once-unimaginable spending cuts start to slice the federal budget, Republicans are launching a new phase in their austerity campaign — resurrecting the party's cost-cutting plan to turn Medicare into a voucher-like system for ... See all stories on this topic »

Medicare doctors' pay to be cut CNN - Canada Medicare doctors' pay to be cut. By Parija Kavilanz @CNNMoney March 2, 2013: 7:40 AM ET. Automatic spending cuts will trigger a 2% cut in Medicare reimbursement -- a reduction that experts say could make it harder for some patients to get care. See all stories on this topic »

Medicare phone scam targets senior citizens Dearborn Press and Guide A 72-year-old Oxford Township man, who asked to remain anonymous, said he was recently contacted by the phone number 409-574-1214. The caller said she was from Medicare and asked for the Oxford Township man's checking account information to ... See all stories on this topic »

Air Marshal Behl inspects IAF medicare centre Times of India KANPUR: Air Marshal AK Behl, AVSM, PHS, director general, medical services (Air), inspected medicare centre of Kanpur Air Force Station during his official visit here on Saturday. The official also visited repair depot of AFS, Kanpur. Air Marshal Behl ... See all stories on this topic »

Bill would remove SSN from Medicare cards Mesquitenews "You are told not to carry your Social Security card, but you are told to carry your Medicare card, which has your Social Security number on it," said Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Plano). "You are kind of robbing Peter to pay Paul if you will, so I think we ... See all stories on this topic »

Devising strategies for the 3.8% Medicare surtax InvestmentNews (registration) It is two months into 2013, but tax gurus say that it isn't too late to prepare clients' portfolios for the Medicare surtax that will take a bite out of their investment income. This year heralded the arrival of the new tax, a levy of 3.8% on earnings ... See all stories on this topic »

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IT'S OFFICIAL: Seniors who paid into Medicare see benefits slashed ... By directorblue [It loves to talk about the Sequester, but] the Obama administration doesn't want to talk about its own devastating cuts in Medicare. On Friday, February 15, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced $716 billion in cuts ... Doug Ross @ Journal

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County expanding health care facilities to meet new demands: More than 70 ... Santa Cruz Sentinel This is the first in a series of stories about local changes in health care resulting from the federal Affordable Care Act. Today: Expansion plans. By Jondi Gumz. SANTA CRUZ -- New medical clinics, expansion of existing clinics and more than 70 new ... See all stories on this topic »

Health insurance brokers and small employers fear higher prices STLtoday.com But it is too soon to tell whether these bold creations of the Affordable Care Act will actually bring "affordable" care to consumers. Some observers say that escalating health care costs will still find ways to tap and drain the bank accounts of small ... See all stories on this topic »

Southcoast area health care providers weigh in on medical marijuana Taunton Daily Gazette The law does not require health insurance providers to pay for medical marijuana. The state has the green light to register up to 35 nonprofit dispensaries across the state, with at least one, and not more than five, per county, in the first year. "We ... See all stories on this topic »

CO-OP will be an option in health care reform in SC The Augusta Chronicle It is one of 24 state-based Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan nonprofits that got federal loans under the Affordable Care Act to establish themselves as affordable options once health insurance marketplaces begin enrollment Oct. 1. The CO-OPs, as ... See all stories on this topic »

Health benefits for mayor, council under fire in North Haledon case NorthJersey.com Bleeker contends that George and council members Rocco Luisi, Raymond T. Melone, Donna Puglisi and Elaine M. Vuoncino have received free health insurance in violation of a 1992 borough ordinance that he claims requires that they pay for their ... See all stories on this topic »

Letter: Health care act will only create burdens Albany Times Union Under Obamacare, a business that has 50 or more employees must provide costly, government-dictated health insurance or pay a $2,000 fine per employee. The insurance cost per employee now averages at least $5,000. If a business has fewer than 50 ... See all stories on this topic »

AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin tapped to test pilot health care program Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Over the years, step by step, the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin has steadily moved toward becoming a model of integrating medical care and social services. Its services include not only primary care but also dental care, a pharmacy, behavioral ... See all stories on this topic »

Some health experts worry about parts of Obamacare yet to come Chicago Sun-Times These include letting dependent children stay on their parents' health insurance until age 26 and a ban on insurance companies dropping children for pre-existing conditions. They are the measures whose popularity helped President Barack Obama push the ... See all stories on this topic »

Basketball games help spread information about health insurance WXXA Some local kids got their chance to shoot some hoops and it was all for a good cause - staying healthy. Basketball players ages 8 to 16 attended a Hoops for Health March madness tournament. The Boys and Girls Club, The Healthy Capital District ... See all stories on this topic »

Habersham Co. man, Buford state lawmaker named to new health benefits panel Access North Georgia ATLANTA - Gov. Nathan Deal, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and House Speaker David Ralston have announced the full list of appointments to the Special Advisory Commission on Mandated Health Insurance Benefits. The group's organizational meeting will be ... See all stories on this topic »

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Sequester at Home: Florida Could Lose Blue Angels Shows, Medicare Payments ABC News (blog) In 2011, 17.6 percent of Florida's population was eligible for Medicare, 4.3 points higher than the national average. That means scaling back Medicare payments to hospitals will disproportionately affect the health care industry in that state ... See all stories on this topic » ABC News (blog)

Obama says he's ready to tackle Medicare costs Washington Times (blog) President Obama indicated on Friday he is willing to take on members of his own party in reforming Medicare, the program that is at the center of debate over the nation's long-term fiscal stability because of its great expense. Mr. Obama, during a news ... See all stories on this topic » Washington Times (blog)

2% Medicare pay cut set under sequestration American Medical News Reductions to Medicare will represent about 12% of the total reductions, or $9.9 billion, in part through lower payments to physicians and other health professionals for providing services. The automatic reductions were written into law in 2011 as part ... See all stories on this topic »

Specialists Next Medicare Reform Target MedPage Today WASHINGTON -- The next round of initiatives to link physician performance with Medicare payments will focus more on specialists, a high-ranking Medicare administrator said Thursday. The first wave of work from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ... See all stories on this topic »

What a sequester could mean for Medicare MarketWatch (blog) If the so-called sequester budget cuts go into effect as expected tonight, one of the very biggest federal programs will be far from immune. Under the current arrangement, beginning April 1 hospitals and doctors face 2% cuts in the amounts that ... See all stories on this topic »

Humana to expand Medicare Advantage business despite cuts FierceHealthPayer Medicare business, including the popular Medicare Advantage program, has contributed to Human's threefold revenue increase, including adding more than $9 billion to its value, over the last 10 years. In 2012, Humana made about $25 billion, accounting ... See all stories on this topic »

Medicare Paid $5.1 Billion for Substandard Nursing Home Care AARP News (blog) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Medicare paid billions in taxpayer dollars to nursing homes nationwide that were not meeting basic requirements to look after their residents, government investigators have found. medicare-pill The report, released Thursday by the ... See all stories on this topic » AARP News (blog)

Legislature could stop Scott's Medicare expansion St. Augustine Record MIAMI — Republican Gov. Rick Scott may have gotten ahead of himself when he recently dropped the bombshell that he now supports expanding Medicaid by an estimated 900,000 residents under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Minutes ... See all stories on this topic »

Doctor's office says no to medicare, medicaid, other insurance, only accepts cash KRMG Grassroots Healthcare at 91st and Sheridan says no to Medicare, Medicaid and every other form of insurance. They say yes to cold hard cash. Their reason is simple. Nurse Practitioner Monica Winford says, "We don't have a set price from the government, ... See all stories on this topic »

Blogs 2 new results for Medicare

Video: Why Obama's Crackdown on Medicare and Medicaid Fraud ... By Todd Krainin "Why Obama's Crackdown on Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Will Fail" is the latest offering from Reason TV. Watch above or click on the link below for. Hit & Run

Sequestration will translate into 2% cut for Medicare fees A 2% cut in Medicare fees to healthcare providers is poised to go into effect tonight if President Barack Obama and Congress fail to broker a deal that will avert $85 billion in automatic budget cuts required under the sequestration deficit ... AuntMinnie.com Headlines

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Medicare Part B 2013 monthly premium The standard Medicare Part B premium for medical insurance in 2013 is $104.90. Some people pay more. Since 2007, higher-income beneficiaries have paid a ... ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/.../medicare-part-b-2013-monthly-premiu...

Medicare paid $5.1 billion for poor nursing home care, report says ... The report, released Thursday by the Department of Health and Human Services' inspector general, said Medicare paid about $5.1 billion for patients to stay in ... www.foxnews.com/health/2013/02/28/medicare.../print

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Health care overhaul rolls on despite budget havoc U.S. News & World Report But President Barack Obama's health care law — a program Republicans have spent the last three years trying to kill — will roll out on time, the administration says. Only a small fraction of the $1.6 trillion the Affordable Care Act spends to cover ... See all stories on this topic »

Most Employers Plan to Continue Offering Health Care Plans Workforce Management Starting in 2014, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will require employers with at least 50 employees to offer health insurance plans. Those that don't will be liable to pay a non-tax-deductible penalty of $2,000 for each employee. And to ... See all stories on this topic »

Health Insurers Brace For Consumer Ratings In Some States NPR (blog) "If you've got a history of breast cancer in your family, you may want to know how well that insurance company did to make sure women between 40 and 69 got a mammogram," said Laura Etherton, health care policy analyst for US PIRG, an advocacy group. See all stories on this topic » NPR (blog)

Pyle: Stop paying medical ransoms Salt Lake Tribune The bad guys in the battle for Obamacare, deservedly, were the health insurance companies, the ones that increase their premiums by double digits every year, even as they cover less and require higher co-pays, all in a run-up to canceling your coverage ... See all stories on this topic »

Can the Government Control Health Care Costs By Fiat Daily Beast So what do we conclude? My answer is that we don't know what the impact of rate setting (price controls) would be on health care spending in the US. It's possible that rate setting could prevent some of the most egregious practices recorded in the ... See all stories on this topic »

Insurers Rush To Provide Medicare Advantage Coverage, Despite Obama Pay ... Forbes More health insurance companies are getting into the business of providing seniors medical benefits via privately run Medicare Advantage plans despite proposed cuts in payments proposed by the Obama administration. (Image credit: Getty Images via ... See all stories on this topic »

Legislators hire Deffenbaugh to write health care laws MiamiHerald.com (blog) One of the many complications of the Affordable Care Act is how the changes in health insurance regulations put the state's laws out of whack with new federal standards. As with other aspects of the health care law, state lawmakers have resisted ... See all stories on this topic »

Groups preparing for launch of state's health insurance exchange Ravalli Republic This Internet shopping center is what's known as a health insurance "exchange" or marketplace, which is already under construction for Montana – courtesy of the federal government. It's part of the Affordable Care Act, the 2010 health-care law ... See all stories on this topic »

An Online Alternative to Small Business Health Insurance Clarifying Health (blog) As small business health insurance costs continue to rise, employers are looking for ways to offer health benefits at a lower price. An online alternative, often referred to as a defined contribution health plan, allows an employer to name its price ... See all stories on this topic »

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