“Medicare Made Simple” is a class that will help people turning 65 and those new to Medicare, regardless of age. The class will be 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 7 in the NODA Area Agency on Aging conference room, 2901 N. Van Buren.
Congress has known for a decade that the formula it set in 1997 for adjusting physician payments under Medicare — and by extension the fees paid to civilian doctors under Tricare, the military’s health insurance program — is seriously flawed and can’…
Congress has known for a decade that the formula it set in 1997 for adjusting physician payments under Medicare — and by extension the fees paid to civilian doctors under Tricare, the military’s health insurance program — is seriously flawed and can’…
Medicare is a health insurance program operated by the federal government.
Every year unscrupulous doctors and medical providers are pocketing an estimated $60 billion in fraudulent Medicare billings. Despite the high cost, it’s a crime not easily detected because the victims are not individual patients but U.S. taxpayers.
Congress has known for a decade that the formula it set in 1997 for adjusting physician payments under Medicare — and by extension the fees paid to civilian doctors under Tricare, the military’s health insurance program — is seriously flawed and can’…
A survey of 337 retirees on Medicare revealed that 45%1 believe the economy is the most critical issue facing America in 2012 – beating out the national debt ; jobs ; and health care for the top spot.
A Maryville nursing home will have to find new homes for around 100 residents after the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services decided to end its contract with the facility.
A Maryville nursing home will have to find new homes for around 100 residents after the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services decided to end its contract with the facility.
The curious document released Dec. 15 by Democratic Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon and Republican Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin was eclipsed almost as soon as it appeared by the House Republicans’ hapless stand against extending the payroll tax …
The curious document released Dec. 15 by Democratic Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon and Republican Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin was eclipsed almost as soon as it appeared by the House Republicans’ hapless stand against extending the payroll tax …
Newt Gingrich says he was never a lobbyist. But three US representatives, including former New Hampshire Representative Jeb Bradley, have said Gingrich did in fact lobby them – whether he met the technical definition of a lobbyist or not. Bradley tol…
Program, which features a ‘health coach’ to help senior citizens avoid readmissions, is expanding from the Baton Rouge area to Lafayette, Hammond and Covington
BATON ROUGE, La. – A program designed to help some senior citizens avoid quick return trips to the hospital is expanding from the Baton Rouge area to Lafayette, Hammond and Covington. The Advocate reports the federally funded program is aimed at reduc…
House Republicans have no plans to move a stand-alone bill to reverse a 27-percent cut in Medicare fees to doctors that’s set to go into effect Jan. 1, a spokesman for Speaker John Boehner said.