Like the sword of Damocles, Medicare payment cuts hang over doctors as Democrats push for a sweeping health care overhaul. Rather than pass a permanent or even a one-year “doc fix” to prevent a mandatory 21% cut in Medicare fees to physicians, Democrats are relying on short-term patches.
Colorado’s unemployment rate is up one-tenth of a percentage point to 7.4 percent, while the Gazette is reporting unemployment in the Colorado Springs area rose.4 percentage points in January…and, Colorado Democrat John Salazar wants to give the federal government more power to negotiate Medicare drug prices. Download audio file
CENTRAL Virginia – The ongoing federal health care debate is playing out in RicHMOnd-area doctor’s offices. Physicians are wondering if they will be forced to turn away Medicare patients or worse, close their doors.
If President Obama’s proposal to apply a Medicare levy to investment income had been in place in 2008, the Obamas would have paid roughly $75,000 more in taxes that year.
If President Obama’s proposal to apply a Medicare levy to investment income had been in place in 2008, the Obamas would have paid roughly $75,000 more in taxes that year.
Washington, March 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today RetireSafe, representing 400,000 senior citizen supporters across America, urged seniors Nationwide to call on Congress to save high-quality physician hospitals from the restrictive health care reform language now pending in Congress. House and Senate “reform” efforts would ration high-quality physician hospital care to Medicare patients, as…
Federal regulators have banned an insurer from selling Medicare prescription drug coverage and accused it of improperly delaying and denying coverage of HIV, cancer and seizure medications.
Washington—Legislation introduced in the U.S. House would cap penalties and set a three-year statute of limitations for failing to comply with reporting under Section 111 of the Medicare, medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act.
Washington—-The nation’s premier taxpayer watchdog group, Citizens Against Government Waste , today applauded President Obama for announcing that he will use private sector auditors to root out fraud in the country’s two massive government-run healthcare plans, Medicare and medicaid.
Original Medicare premium and deductible costs change every year, and knowing the new rates for 2010 will help you avoid surprise charges that could prevent you from getting the health care you need.
Proposed legislation streamlines process to expedite Medicare trust fund, beneficiary reimbursements
HONOLULU — Medicare has terminated its contract with Fox Insurance Co.’s drug plan. The Centers for Medicare and medicaid services said Tuesday that it determined the plan’s deficiencies jeopardized the health and safety of Fox enrollees, including 3,000 in Hawaii.
Rush University Medical Center has agreed to pay $1.5 million in a settlement over allegations of Medicare fraud.
Ask any doctor and they will tell you, the formula Uncle Sam uses to calculate Medicare payments is broken.
Rush University Medical Center will pay a $1.5 million fine to settle federal charges it filed false Medicare claims. The center is accused of violating the False Claims Act by submitting improper claims from 2000 through 2007, the Justice Department said Tuesday.