Healthcare expenses related to Medicare and Medicaid have to be reduced. If they are, then there will be ample scope to increase spending for defense, education, law enforcement, transportation, infrastructure and energy concludes the 100-year review of USA Inc. by a group of financial experts headed by Paul Volcker, Michael
The deal would cut into education and Medicare if Congress does not enact legislation by the end of the year.
The deal would make cuts in military spending, education, transportation and Medicare payments if Congress does not enact further deficit-cutting legislation by the end of the year.
The deal would cut into education and Medicare if Congress does not enact legislation by the end of the year.
When hospitals discharge patients, they typically see their job as done. But soon they could be on the hook for what happens after Medicare patients leave the premises, and particularly if they are re-admitted within a month. In an effort to save money and improve care, Medicare, the federal program for the elderly and disabled, [...]
A Harvard analysis shows that patients with the government’s Part D drug plan appear to have been less likely to need costly inpatient care.
A Harvard analysis shows that patients with the government’s Part D drug plan appear to have been less likely to need costly inpatient care.
DaVita is accused of using large vials of dialysis medicine knowing that Medicare would pay for the unused portion.
DaVita is accused of using large vials of dialysis medicine knowing that Medicare would pay for the unused portion.
It’s actually good that the “Grand Bargain” is apparently dead, because what President Obama offered to the Republicans was a very bad deal for America.
It’s actually good that the “Grand Bargain” is apparently dead, because what President Obama offered to the Republicans was a very bad deal for America.
A reader responds to a recent column by Thomas L. Friedman about clash between generations.
A reader responds to a recent column by Thomas L. Friedman about clash between generations.
The threat of identity theft comes as much from what’s printed on paper as what’s stored in a computer.
The threat of identity theft comes as much from what’s printed on paper as what’s stored in a computer.