Archive for February, 2008

Some Callers Reach Sex Line Instead Of Medicare

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Western Pennsylvania callers who want “Medicare Information” should not check the 2007 White Pages published by Verizon.
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AMA concurs with MedPAC; Medicare should pay physicians based on practice costs

Friday, February 29th, 2008

“Once again, Congress‘ own advisory committee on Medicare has called for Congress to update payments to physicians to reflect medical practice cost increases in order to ensure that seniors’ have continued access to physician care.
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Costs Under Private Medicare Advantage Plans Higher Than Traditional Medicare For Some Beneficiaries, GAO Report Finds

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Private Medicare advantage plans can cost beneficiaries more than traditional Medicare for home health care, nursing homes and certain hospital stays, according to a report released on Thursday by the Government Accountability Office, the New York Times reports.
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Medicare Advantage Plans Higher Than Traditional Medicare for Some Seniors

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Feb. 29, 2008 - Private Medicare advantage plans can cost beneficiaries more than traditional Medicare for home health care, nursing homes and certain hospital stays, according to a report released on Thursday by the Government Accountability Office , the New York Times reports.
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CMS Program Identifies 371.5 Million Dollars In Improper Medicare Payments In Three States

Friday, February 29th, 2008

The Centers for Medicare & medicaid services in California, Florida and New York in 2007. Nearly $440 million has been collected since the program began in 2005.
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New National Poll: Majority Of American Voters Oppose Bush Administration’s Proposed Cuts To Medicare

Friday, February 29th, 2008

As Congress prepares to begin debate on the Bush Administration’s proposed FY 2009 budget containing five-year, $24 billion cuts to Medicare’s nursing home benefit, a new national survey conducted by Zogby International for the American health care Association finds 63 percent of likely voters oppose the cut while nearly half “strongly oppose” the Administration proposal.
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Federal Government Ordered To Pay For Medicare Miscalculation

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Health and Human services to reimburse Massachusetts hospitals up to $200 million because of an improperly calculated Medicare reimbursement rate.
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GAO Confirms That Medicare Advantage Yields Savings for Seniors

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Washington, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Medicare advantage plans continue to provide high-value health care coverage to millions of seniors according to estimates and projections released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
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