More Medicare patients being refused
As a proposed cut in Medicare reimbursements looms, primary care doctors are becoming more reluctant to accept new Medicare patients.
Archive for January, 2012
Forget the Florida primary, watch Oregon on Medicare
The political world is squarely focused on the Florida primary Tuesday, where Mitt Romney is expected to win the latest contest for the Republican nomination. But if you want to get a sense of where the health policy debate is going in this election cy…
MEDICARE PART B DEADLINE APPROACHING
If you didn’t sign up for Medicare Part B medical insurance when you first became eligible for Medicare, you now have an opportunity to apply — but time is running out.
How to fix Medicare, Redux
The Republican Presidential primary?s shift down south to Florida has brought discussions of healthcare, particularly Medicare, back to the forefront of the national discourse. With its struggling economy and sizeable elderly population, social welfa…
CSS Software Boosts Medicare Star Ratings
BUFFALO, N.Y., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Medicare plans whose 2012 Star Ratings are lower than they would like, may be able to improve their scores with a new service from Clinical Support Services…
MEDICARE PART B DEADLINE APPROACHING
If you didn’t sign up for Medicare Part B medical insurance when you first became eligible for Medicare, you now have an opportunity to apply — but time is running out.
Medicare dentistry a must – Abbott
UPDATE 1.20pm: TONY Abbott says he wants a Medicare-funded dental system in Australia, driven by strong Budget surpluses.
Medicare Versus Obamacare
In the last few days, three mainstream news outlets elevated “Medicare: The Political Story” into the headlines. It was good to see that The New York Times , PBS’s Need To Know , and Reuters, all of which reach large audiences, have realized Medi…
MEDICARE PART B DEADLINE APPROACHING
If you didn’t sign up for Medicare Part B medical insurance when you first became eligible for Medicare, you now have an opportunity to apply — but time is running out.
Oregon Race Previews Medicare as Sleeper Issue in Campaign
Republican candidate Rob Cornilles in ads is accusing Democrat Suzanne Bonamici of seeking to cut Medicare benefits for seniors because she supports President Barack Obama ’s 2010 health law.
Alaska Medicare clinics are seeing a patient shortage
Medicare patients flooded two new clinics targeting the older population when they opened in Anchorage last year ? most other primary care doctors wouldn't take the federal insurance for seniors… Click to Continue »
Anchorage Medicare clinics short of patients
Medicare patients flooded two new clinics targeting the older population when they opened in Anchorage last year — most other primary care doctors wouldn't take the federal insurance for seniors because they say Medicare pays too little.
Medicare adds five additional preventive benefits
Over the next few weeks, I will be giving you details about these exciting new preventive benefits that Medicare added since October, 2011. Each one has a different effective date.
Medicare makes changes for 2012
Medicare, the federal insurance program for people 65 and older and people younger than 65 with certain disabilities, has undergone some changes for 2012.
Bill would cut hospitals’ Medicare funding
OSWEGO — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., called on Congress to abandon proposed legislation that would “devastate” area hospitals by cutting Medicare funding by $494 million statewide, including $1.8 million from Oswego Hospital.