Archive for the 'Medicare News' Category

Medicare Panel Urges Cuts to Hospital Payments for Services Doctors Offer for Less

A Medicare payment-advisory panel said Friday that Congress should move to cut payments to hospitals for many services that can be provided at lower cost in doctors’ offices.

Price Reductions for Diabetes Care Supplies

Medicare is reducing fees for diabetes care supplies, and beneficiaries are likely to be charged less, too.

Price Reductions for Diabetes Care Supplies

Medicare is reducing fees for diabetes care supplies, and beneficiaries are likely to be charged less, too.

The Continuing Debate Over Health Costs

More reaction to a front-page article, including letters from a leading health insurer, an anesthesiologists’ group and a radiologist.

Part D, Without Paying a Dime

Why aren’t more low-income seniors applying for subsidized coverage of prescription drugs?

Part D, Without Paying a Dime

Why aren’t more low-income seniors applying for subsidized coverage of prescription drugs?

Obamacare’s Future

Dr. Arnold S. Relman of Harvard Medical School writes that it “will depend on its ability to control costs while providing universal care.”

The Geezers Are All Right

News flash: Social Security and Medicare aren’t doomed!

Outlook for Medicare Has Improved a Bit, U.S. Estimates

A stronger economy and slower growth in health spending has helped strengthen the financial outlook for the federal insurance program, the Obama administration said on Friday.

Immigrants Give More to Medicare Than They Receive, a Study Finds

The findings by researchers at Harvard Medical School go against the notion that immigrants are a drain on federal health care spending.

What Is Reform Conservatism?

An agenda for an almost-movement.

With Money at Risk, Hospitals Push Staff to Wash Hands

Facing persistent, lethal neglect of a basic precaution, hospitals are using high-tech sensors, training hand-washing coaches and issuing gold stars.

Angelina Jolie’s Disclosure

Public awareness is raised, as are concerns about insurance coverage for preventive mastectomies.

New Jersey Hospital Leads List for Highest Billing Rates

The Bayonne Medical Center charged Medicare the highest amounts in the country for nearly one-quarter of the most common hospital treatments, a New York Times analysis of 2011 data shows.

The Murky World of Hospital Prices

Consumers need a clearer picture of costs to make rational decisions about medical care.