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Medicare fines over hospitals' readmitted patients
September 30, 2012 12:28 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Medicare is changing the way it does business with hospitals and the result could be fewer patients going back into the hospital after they were discharged. As of Monday, Medicare starts imposing financial penalties on hospitals that have too many patients readmitted within 30 days of discharge... more » -
Medicare's drug coverage "doughnut hole" shrinking
November 27, 2011 10:55 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Medicare's prescription coverage gap is getting smaller and easier to manage this year for millions of older and disabled people with high drug costs. That gap - known as the "doughnut hole" - will shrink about 40 percent for those unlucky enough to land in it... more » -
Local jobs at stake in budget stalemate Play Video
November 22, 2011 7:58 PM
Thousands of local jobs are in jeopardy after the Congressional "Supercommittee" failed to agree on spending cuts. The stalemate triggered $1 trillion in automatic cuts to Medicare and defense spending. Economist Fred Crowley of Southern Colorado Economic Forum says any cuts in defense spending will have a direct, negative... more » -
Medicare prescription premiums unchanged for 2012
August 4, 2011 11:38 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration says it has good news for seniors: The average monthly premium for Medicare's popular prescription plan won't go up next year. Medicare will share in the bonanza as a number of top-selling brand name drugs get generic competition. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen... more » -
Coburn proposes $9 trillion deficit cut measure
July 18, 2011 3:34 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - One of the Senate's staunchest budget-cutters has unveiled a massive plan to reduce the deficit by $9 trillion over the coming decade. Oklahoma Republican Tom Coburn is proposing to gradually raise the age at which people can claim their full Social Security benefits to 70 and... more » -
Seniors face Medicare cost barrier for cancer meds
June 13, 2011 11:42 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Researchers say seniors with Medicare prescription drug coverage are facing steep co pays for the newest kind of cancer drugs. Unlike older drugs, the medications come as pills and do not have to be administered at a clinic. But a recent study finds that about... more » -
Ryan: Gingrich 'inaccurate' on Medicare plan
May 22, 2011 11:08 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - The architect of the House Republican plan for overhauling Medicare says presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's critical description of the proposal was deeply inaccurate and a gross mischaracterization. Last week Gingrich called Rep. Paul Ryan's Medicare proposal "right-wing social engineering." Gingrich took his words back a few... more » -
Social Security and Medicare situation gets worse
May 13, 2011 3:43 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Social Security and Medicare aren't looking as healthy in their latest checkup. The government says the Medicare hospital insurance fund will now be exhausted in 2024 -- five years earlier than in last year's estimate. And the Social Security trust fund will be empty in 2036. That's... more » -
"Death panels" return
December 26, 2010 8:20 AM
WASHINGTON - A new health regulation issued this month offers Medicare recipients voluntary end-of-life planning, which Democrats dropped from the monumental health care overhaul last year. The provision allows Medicare to pay for voluntary counseling to help beneficiaries deal with the complex and painful decisions families face when a... more » -
Trustees: Medicare hospital fund extended 12 years
August 5, 2010 11:07 AM
The annual checkup of the government's big benefit programs for the elderly showed that the administration's sweeping health care overhaul will extend the life of the Medicare hospital insurance fund by 12 years. But officials are cautioning that the dramatic gain will depend on achieving significant savings in health... more » -
Feds pull off huge Medicare fraud bust
July 16, 2010 9:58 AM
Federal authorities are conducting the largest Medicare fraud bust ever, with raids in five states leading to the arrests of dozens of suspects. Several doctors and nurses were among those authorities hoped to arrest Friday in Miami, New York City, Detroit, Houston and Baton Rouge, La. Authorities said 36... more » -
$2.5 billion recovered for Medicare trust fund
May 13, 2010 8:17 AM
The government says it recovered $2.5 billion in over-payments for the Medicare trust fund last year as the Obama administration focused attention on fraud enforcement efforts in the health care industry. In a report, the Justice Department and the Health and Human Services Department say their cooperative efforts are... more » -
Senate gridlock triggers 21 percent cut to doctors
March 1, 2010 12:49 PM
Political gridlock in the Senate has triggered a 21 percent cut in Medicare fees to doctors. Funding to temporarily stave off the cuts was part of a bill passed by the House last week to extend unemployment benefits and other government programs. But the Senate was unable to act... more » -
Lieberman resists Medicare buy-in plan
December 14, 2009 10:51 AM
Republicans say you shouldn't bet on a health care bill coming out of the Senate before Christmas. Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell says Americans are "overwhelmingly opposed" to the bill. McConnell says it's a stretch to think the Senate will ignore public opinion and "jam this through before Christmas." Independent... more » -
US health care tab to keep growing under overhaul
December 11, 2009 12:05 PM
A new government report is sending a sober economic warning to Democrats trying to push President Barack Obama's health care overhaul plan through the Senate. The analysis from nonpartisan economic experts at the Health and Human Services Department concludes that the nation's health care tab will grow more rapidly under... more » -
Progress in Senate Democratic health care talks
December 9, 2009 8:34 AM
Democrats say they may be closer to pushing President Barack Obama's health care bill through the Senate. That's after a tentative deal was struck that would drop a top liberal priority - a government-run insurance option. Officials say it will be replaced by a private insurance arrangement that would be... more » -
Bill would cause increase in Medicare premiums
November 18, 2009 9:17 AM
The House is scheduled to vote Thursday on a bill that could have an impact on seniors enrolled in Medicare. The measure would raise fees for doctors treating Medicare patients. It's designed to head off a 21-percent cut in physician fees scheduled for Jan. 1. According to an analysis... more » -
Cost of surgery? Secret prices confound patients
September 20, 2009 8:31 AM
Flower shop owner Bob Hausheer would like to know why he can't walk into a doctor's office and see a list of prices. The 45-year-old suburban Chicago man has a $5,000 deductible, meaning he pays for his health care - including a $7,500 back surgery last year - mostly... more » -
For many, economic recovery still feels far off
September 14, 2009 11:50 AM
Sally Ly feels like she did everything right. The 29-year-old went to college at University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif., living frugally and using student loans that she figured would more than pay for themselves down the road. Two years ago, Ly decided to leave the private... more »
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