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Doctors Dumping Medicare and Medicaid Plummeting reimbursement rates have some doctors opting out of the system. Home > Rss Directory > General > ABC News |
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House Votes Cut for Medicare Insurers, Not Doctors (Update2) - Bloomberg The BeeHouse Votes Cut for Medicare Insurers, Not Doctors (Update2)Bloomberg - 2 hours agoBy Aliza Marcus June 24 (Bloomberg) -- The House passed legislation to block a July 1 cut in fees for Medicare doctors by reducing payments instead to private insurers in the US he Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Medicare's Monthly Premium Won't Rise in 2009 - Washington Post Wall Street Journal BlogsMedicare's Monthly Premium Won't Rise in 2009Washington Post - 1 hour agoFRIDAY, Sept. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Good news for millions of American seniors: Medicare's standard Part B monthly premium in 2009 will remain the same as in 2008, the US Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Bush's Budget Proposal Would Cut Medicare Funding - Washington Post Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesBush's Budget Proposal Would Cut Medicare FundingWashington Post - 1 hour agoBy Steven Reinberg MONDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- President Bush's new budget proposal would cut $196 billion over five years from both Medicare and Medicaid -- pr Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Congress, Overriding Bush, Blocks Pay Cut for Doctors President Bush vetoed a bill protecting doctors from a Medicare pay cut, but both houses of Congress overrode the veto with large bipartisan majorities and made the bill a law. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Sector Snap: Medicare Bill has broad impact - CNNMoney.com dBTechnoSector Snap: Medicare Bill has broad impactCNNMoney.com - 7 hours agoNEW YORK (Associated Press) - A variety of medical technology, pharmacy and insurance stocks caught a boost Wednesday after the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved new Medicare leg Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Medicare tackles marketing abuses - Chicago Tribune dBTechnoMedicare tackles marketing abusesChicago Tribune - 3 hours agoHere’sa primer to help you understand the latest regulations proposed by federal regulators for private plans that operate under Medicare.Hard Sell to Medicare Insurance Buyers Would Get Softer Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Examination of Medicare Reform Bills - Barron's ChattahBoxExamination of Medicare Reform BillsBarron's - 7 hours agoAS WE EXPECTED, SENATE Finance Committee Ranking Member Charles Grassley (R., Iowa) introduced the "Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008," which is the Republican alternative to Senate Finance Comm Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Funding Anomaly to Keep Medicare Premium Stable - Washington Post eFluxMediaFunding Anomaly to Keep Medicare Premium StableWashington Post - 16 hours agoFor the first time since 2000, the standard monthly premium for Medicare will not increase next year, the federal government announced Friday.For most, Medicare premiums won't ris Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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FDA Medicare Alliance To Tackle Drug Side Effect Problems - eMaxHealth.com eFluxMediaFDA Medicare Alliance To Tackle Drug Side Effect ProblemseMaxHealth.com - 2 hours agoStarting from the next month Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Medicare will cooperate on launching a new program, which will help in monitoring safety problems of drugs Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Kennedy Casts Key Vote as Medicare Bill Passes - New York Times Kennedy Casts Key Vote as Medicare Bill PassesNew York Times - 24 minutes agoBy DAVID STOUT WASHINGTON - Senator Edward M. Kennedy returned to the Senate on Wednesday for the first time since being sidelined with cancer and was greeted by a bipartisan barrage of whoops, che Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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U.S. Curtailing Bids to Expand Medicaid Rolls The Bush administration is restricting the ability of states to expand Medicaid, in an effort to prevent them from offering coverage to families of modest incomes. Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |
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CVS Settles Medicaid Claims for $37 Million The payment settles claims that the company billed Medicaid programs for a more expensive formulation of an antacid. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Walgreen Settles Medicaid Claims Walgreen agreed to pay $35 million to settle claims it improperly switched patients to more expensive versions of three drugs to claim more money from Medicaid, the Justice Department said. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Medicaid long-term health care costs to soar
(Reuters) Reuters - Fueled by the needs of a growing elderly population, U.S. spending on long-term health care under the Medicaid program will soar in the next 20 years, a report released on Monday predicted. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Vito Fossella lied to other woman; wife considers dumping him - New York Daily News E Canada NowVito Fossella lied to other woman; wife considers dumping himNew York Daily News - 14 hours agoBy RICH SCHAPIRO, CELESTE KATZ, NANCY DILLON and TINA MOORE Laura Fay, who had a baby (below) with Fossella, says the councilman lied to her about his marriage. Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Medicare "drifting towards disaster": U.S. official WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Medicare is lurching toward disaster and it is too late for the Bush Administration and Congress to do anything about it, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt said on Tuesday. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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Medicare "drifting towards disaster": U.S. official
(Reuters) Reuters - Medicare is lurching toward disaster and it is too late for the Bush Administration and Congress to do anything about it, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt said on Tuesday. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Medicare Advantage Drives Humana Profit The health insurer reported a 12.5 percent rise in first-quarter profit, citing growth in its Medicare Advantage and commercial businesses. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Economic Scene: High Medicare Costs, Courtesy of Congress Medicare pays $110 for a walker that Wal-Mart sells for $60, and medical equipment makers like it that way. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |