Medicare

Pelosi Statement On House Passage Of Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act

Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement on legislation that would permanently reform the broken Medicare physician payment system. The Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act, which passed by a vote of 243 to 183, repeals a 21 percent fee reduction scheduled for January 2010, and replaces the physician payment formula with a more stable system.

Democrats Voted Thursday to Add Money to prevent Medicare Payment Cuts to Doctors.. But Not Chet Edwards

Somervell County Salon (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

From the Waco Trib -Understand that every Republican except Michael Burgess of Lewsville voted No. So Chet Edwards voted with the Republicans. Dr. Thomas Valigura, a Waco anesthesiologi.......

Medicare Supplement Insurance and Seniors

Health Insurance Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

According to the article “Overhaul of Health Care Bad for Seniors” by John Fanning on summitdaily.com, many senior citizens are losing their health insurance coverage in 2010 as many insurers have reduced medicare supplement plans or have increased premiums drastically. Many seniors are currently struggling to get by and paying for health insurance is just another [...]

• Medicare Supplement Insurance and Seniors - myairapplications.com

Medicare & Healthcare reform !...Check it Out !

Underdog (Free subscription) | yesterday

U.S. House votes to boost Medicare pay to doctors

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to boost Medicare payments to physicians in a move that could help shore up support from doctors for a sweeping Democratic-backed healthcare overhaul.

What’s Wrong with Cutting Medicare?

RedBlueChristian (Free subscription) | yesterday

This Congress keeps producing healthcare reform bills that try to pay for themselves via some reduction in Medicare payments. Those cuts will probably not happen, but conservatives decry them anyway, just in case. What’s the big deal about cutting Medicare? Let me explain using round numbers and oversimplification. Let’s set up the situation. Besides having to pay [...]

Dems' health hits Medicare third rail

Politico (Free subscription) | yesterday

In an Ideas piece, Bonjean says aspects of Medicare are in serious jeopardy.

U.S. House Votes To Boost Medicare Pay To Doctors

Health - The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday

Democratic backers said the pay boost was necessary to ensure that the elderly enrolled in the government's Medicare healthcare program did not lose access to doctors....

Look for government complaints about Medicare Advantage to rise -- justifying program cuts to senior citizens ...

One Citizen Speaking... (Free subscription) | yesterday

CNBC.com is reporting ... "Improper US Government Payments Hit $98 Billion" "Improper payments by the U.S. government to people, firms and contractors rose sharply to $98 billion in fiscal 2009 and President Barack Obama plans new rules to clamp down, the White House said Tuesday." "Over half the mistakes were made in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and although some of...

• Improper US Government Payments Hit $98 Billion - Thoughts Of A Conservative Christian

Thomson Reuters News Pro story - Medicare: A Glimpse of the Future? -- By: Deroy Murdock

THE WAR ON WRONG (Free subscription) | yesterday

A s the U.S. Senate weighs a 2,074-page health-care ?reform? bill, supporters of a government option for medical coverage consider this the finest federal initiative since the Emancipation Proclamation. Yet today's headlines show government severely bungling its current health-care duties. Expanding Uncle Sam's medical portfolio is a prescription for fraud, fiscal incompetence, and rampant mismanagement...

• Medicare: A Glimpse of the Future? -- By: Deroy Murdock - National Review Online

Medicare Part D prescription costs going up

KHQA - Local News (Free subscription) | yesterday

Open enrollment for Medicare Part D started November 15th and runs through December 31st.

Aon eSolutions provides products for clients to help manage new mandatory reporting requirements for medicaid and medicare services

News-Insurances (Free subscription) | yesterday

Aon eSolutions, provider of award winning technology-based tools that improve the management of risk, insurance and safety programs, today announced that risk management tools RiskConsole and iVOS will provide clients with solutions to comply with the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, or CMS, mandatory reporting requirements. Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP [...]

Medicare Extends PHR Pilot — Big Mistake!

e-CareManagement (Free subscription) | yesterday

Medicare announced today that it is extending its Personal Health Record (PHR) pilot project for residents of Utah and Arizona. This is a waste of time and taxpayer dollars. Those of you who read my blog know that I’m a big fan of PHRs, but you have to know when you’re backing the wrong approach. What’s wrong with [...]

Reid Health Care Bill Funded By Medicare Cuts, Tax on “Cadillac” Plans

Right Mind (Free subscription) | yesterday

From The Tax Foundation : Sen. Harry Reid and Senate Democrats last night unveiled their health care...( read more )

House moves to spare doctors from Medicare cuts

Denver Post (Free subscription) | yesterday

The House has voted to add more than $200 billion to the deficit to spare doctors from a huge reduction in Medicare payments.