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| States experimenting to lower health care costs Boston.com SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon health officials are concentrating on coordinating services and preventing hospital stays. New Jersey medical centers are rewarding doctors who can save money without jeopardizing patient care. And Massachusetts is ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 4 Tips for Savvy Health Care Shopping ABC News Your employer and President Obama are imploring you to become a better health care consumer. They want everyone to take a more active role in their care because it's vital to help slow the seemingly perpetual rise of health care expenses. A growing ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Health insurance choices for young adults CBS News (MoneyWatch) A new survey showed that the number young adults who go without health insurance has dropped from 18.1 million in 2011 to 15.7 million in 2013. According to the report, Covering Young Adults Under the Affordable Care Act, its estimated ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Health Insurance Is a Distraction; We Want Health Care Wall Street Journal Jeffrey A. Singer hits the nail on the head ("The Man Who Was Treated for $17,000 Less," op-ed, Aug. 22). The purpose of insurance is for a group of people to pool their resources to help pay for events that occur infrequently and cost more than the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Ask The Taxgirl: Taxing Health Care Benefits Forbes I have a question my friend asked me. She is living with a man and they went to the courthouse to register as common law/domestic partner to allow her health insurance to add him on her plan. She already had family coverage and since added her domestic ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Health insurance mandate may fall on deaf, young ears Mail Tribune Despite a full-court media blitz, plenty of people targeted by Congress in the Affordable Care Act have no clue what's coming their way. The disconnect was underscored Tuesday during a presentation by insurance professionals for nonprofit organizations ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| As rates soar, small business owners pass along more health care costs to ... Washington Post Health insurance costs for small business owners have been rising for more than a decade, and some are concerned the health care law will drive their premiums higher at an even faster clip. Many appear to be coping by passing some of the costs along to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Health care signup faces rocky road in Florida Sun-Sentinel WASHINGTON Less than five weeks from the start of a massive health-insurance enrollment campaign, Florida faces a daunting task. A small army of paid "navigators" and volunteers remains unorganized, untrained and unclear about just how to sign up the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Prepaid Debit Cards Allowed as Health-Insurance Payment Wall Street Journal The Obama administration said Wednesday it would require insurers to let uninsured Americans pay for health coverage this fall with prepaid debit cards rather than limit them to bank-account transfers, though it won't require insurers to accept ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Health Care News Having Biggest Impact on Affluent Investors' Economic Outlook Millionaire Corner Health care, more than stock market conditions or the political environment is the ongoing news story Affluent investors say is most impacting their economic outlook, according to an August survey conducted by Spectrem's Millionaire Corner. This survey ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Medicare's Independent Payment Advisory Board Forbes To absolutely no one's surprise, Democrats and Republicans are still struggling to pass a 2014 budget, and have been unable to agree on where, and by how much, federal spending should be cut. Furthermore, the deadline is approaching: Congress has ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| ACOs Can Save Medicare $$$, Study Finds MedPage Today Participants in the AQC reported adopting several across-the-board strategies that affected care for all their patients, including those in Medicare as well as those in private plans, the authors noted. For example, providers rewarded physicians or ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mobile Doctors CEO, physician charged with Medicare fraud Chicago Tribune The head of a Chicago-based company that manages physicians who make house calls and one of its most prolific doctors were arrested Tuesday on charges the company fraudulently billed Medicare for millions of dollars by inflating the level of care given ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare Advantage Plans Are Making Difficult Decisions According to Mark ... Fort Mills Times With the primary 2014 Medicare Advantage (MA) Annual Election Period (AEP) just weeks away, the 650+ plans are in the midst of determining their marketing strategies for the AEP. Many of the leading health plans have expressed concerns over ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| How Medicare covers ambulance services Redwood Times I certainly hope you never need an ambulance, but at some point you may have to take one during a medical emergency. If you have Original Medicare, your Part B (medical insurance) covers ambulance services to or from a hospital, critical-access ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Economist: Medicare expansion a rural issue The Oshkosh Northwestern At the same time, McBride said the federal government has yet to grapple with increased spending on Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security. The overhaul will not significantly reduce health care costs, he said, adding, "I like to say we are going to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| NCPDP Releases Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coordination of Benefits ... Consumer Electronics Net SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- (Marketwired) -- 08/27/13 -- The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) today announced the availability of its "Overview of the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coordination of Benefits (COB) Process," which is ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Fashion, Medicare And Healthy Aging Huffington Post It's August and New Yorkers know that means two things: First, if you need a shrink you'll find it, as Woody Allen once quipped, in the Hamptons. Second the opening of New York Fashion Week is just around the corner and with it the opening of the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Skid Row Medicare Crook Gets 1 1/2 Years Courthouse News Service LOS ANGELES (CN) - A "Christian Day Center" operator who recruited people from Los Angeles' Skid Row to defraud Medicare and Medi-Cal of $10 million was sentenced Monday to 1 1/2 years in federal prison. Estill Mitts, 68, also was ordered to pay more ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare tries to steer seniors away from ACA exchanges FierceHealthcare Medicare officials are mounting an effort to prevent Medicare beneficiaries from enrolling in new health insurance exchanges, Kaiser Health News reports. Michele Patrick, Medicare's deputy director for communications, said that the intent of this push ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Medicare Rights Center – Policy The Medicare Rights Center brings a unique perspective to the national policy stage through our experience serving thousands of Medicare beneficiaries, family ... www.medicarerights.org/policy/ |
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