Guest commentary: Why seniors need to listen to the Medicare debate.
Gov. Romney has told older Americans they could stop listening when he talked about his Medicare plan —inferring that they have nothing to worry about.www.freep.com
Hospital Association Sues Medicare Agency Over Payments Blocked by Audits
The American Hospital Association sued the agency that oversees Medicare, saying an audit program aimed at trimming improper payments is unfairly depriving hospitals of reimbursement for care they provide.online.wsj.com
Medicare, Health Law Part Of Obama, Romney Pitches For Votes
With five days to go until election day, Romney said voters faced a clear choice, and painted a dim picture of the nation's future if Obama were reelected - seniors unable to find doctors who were taking additional Medicare patients, middle-aged ...www.kaiserhealthnews.org
Paul Ryan's Evolution On Privatizing Medicare (VIDEO)
Privatize, privatize, privatize. That's what GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan wants to do with Medicare, the country's 47-year-old federal assistance program for seniors.www.huffingtonpost.com
Medicare's home health care rules to focus more on prevention
If a federal judge approves the deal, the government will soon instruct doctors, home health agencies and the private contractors who review Medicare's bills that this informal "improvement standard'' no longer prevails. Instead, people like Tilson ...www.tampabay.com
In Michigan, Obamacare to Cause 25% of Doctors to Stop Accepting Medicare ...
A new survey of physicians has found that 31 percent of doctors in Michigan intend to place new or additional limits on accepting Medicare patients, with 25 percent altogether refusing to accept new Medicare patients, because of Obamacare's impact on ...www.forbes.com
Doctors Cost Medicare $100 Million By 'Self-Referring' Their Patients For Profits
According to a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), doctors who "self-referred" Medicare patients for advanced imaging tests - a practice where doctors refer their patients to image testing facilities in which they have a direct ...thinkprogress.org
Medicare settlement would expand at-home care
2012 - A proposed Medicare settlement that allows more patients to receive home health care services could cost the government more initially, but several experts say it could save money in the long term.www.usatoday.com
PolitiFact: Testing Medicare claims in Bill Young-Jessica Ehrlich House race
But both distort the other's plan for doing it. "It's an emotional issue," said Gail Wilensky, who oversaw Medicare under President George H.W. Bush and is a senior fellow at the international health foundation Project HOPE. "If there's no truth to ...www.tampabay.com
Medicare Open Enrollment: Seize Your Opportunity
(NAPSI)—When it comes to Medicare, open enrollment is the time for people to compare their health and prescription drug coverage.www.napsnet.com
In Swing States, Obama Leads on Handling of Medicare
Mr. Romney had faced bigger gaps on handling Medicare in both states earlier this year after his choice of Representative Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin as his running mate focused attention on their plan to reshape Medicare for people under 55 so that they ...thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com
Medicare contractor completes another year of working with Missouri healthcare ...
For nearly 30 years, Primaris has worked for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for Missouri. Primaris serves Missourians with ...interact.stltoday.com
Cigna Profit Climbs on Medicare Boost From Healthspring
Cigna Corp. (CI), the third-biggest U.S. health insurer by market value, raised its 2012 forecast and said profit more than doubled after acquisitions boosted revenue from government-backed Medicare plans. The earnings pushed the shares to their best ...www.businessweek.com
ACR slams Medicare imaging cuts
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its final physician fee schedule for 2013 yesterday, which includes a hefty reimbursement cut to doctors or radiologists who perform multiple scans on the same patient on the same day and who work ...www.dotmed.com
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Announces New Dedicated ...
2, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Abiomed, Inc. (Nasdaq:ABMD), a leading provider of breakthrough heart support technologies, announced today that the Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ...www.equities.com
Gerlach, Trivedi debate Medicare and energy
Jim Gerlach and Democratic challenger Manan Trivedi asserted differing positions on the economy, Medicare and energy independence in their debate Thursday night.www.pottsmerc.com
The President's Planned Changes to Medicare: Costly for Seniors
Heritage has a new Issue Brief, "Obama's Medicare Plan: Seniors Will Pay More," that details the future increases in out-of-pocket costs for seniors under current law and President Obama's 2013 budget proposal.blog.heritage.org
State Dems say Travis Hutson supports voucherizing Medicare, can't point to ...
Bergstein points to a separate section of the interview where Hutson says he tends "to go with the more conservative, Republican free enterprise model," but it does not appear the section is referring to Medicare or health care. He also said Hutson's ...jacksonville.com
Personal Story Behind Now-Settled Class-Action Medicare Case
Earlier this month we shared information on a settlement in a major Medicare case that will change the way the federal program supports those who have chronic illnesses.blog.levinperconti.com
Why no outrage over Obama forcing Medicare beneficiaries to forgo care or pay ...
President Obama has proclaimed himself the protector of Medicare benefits and warned that a vote for Mitt Romney is a vote to cut such benefits.dailycaller.com
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