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	<title>Medicare News Blog</title>
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		<title>Yashoda Medicare sets up hospital</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BANGALORE: Yashoda Medicare on Friday announced the launch of its first super specialty hospital in Marathahalli, Bangalore, which will be operational shortly. Yashoda Medicare is jointly promoted by Indian and foreign investors. Yashoda has invested Rs. 100 crore to set up this 240-bed facility. [Original News Article] Related NewsAnaheim General Hospital hit with dozens of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medicarenews.net/yashoda-medicare-sets-up-hospital-09-2010.htm</link>
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		<title>Does Alex Sink want to cut Medicare?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Aaron Sharockman &#8211; Fri, Sep 03 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott says his opponent Alex Sink wants to cut Medicare benefits for the country&#8217;s seniors. Sink says Scott is making that up. Enter PolitiFact Florida. The back-and-forth started on Sept. 1, 2010, when Scott issued a press statement commenting on the decision of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medicarenews.net/does-alex-sink-want-to-cut-medicare-09-2010.htm</link>
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		<title>Marci’s Medicare Answers September 2010: Prostate cancer screenings… emergency ambulance calls… Hepatitis B shots… and &#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Marci, Does Medicare cover screenings for prostate cancer? — Sven Dear Sven, Yes. Medicare covers one prostate screening per year for men age 50 and older. Prostate cancer screenings can detect prostate cancer, which affects one in six men, in its early stages. [Original News Article] Related NewsMarci’s Medicare Answers June 2010 Coverage while [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medicarenews.net/marci%e2%80%99s-medicare-answers-september-2010-prostate-cancer-screenings%e2%80%a6-emergency-ambulance-calls%e2%80%a6-hepatitis-b-shots%e2%80%a6-and-09-2010.htm</link>
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		<title>Medicare in 2007: What you need to know</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When Medicare began offering Part D prescription drug coverage for the first time this year, seniors had six months to sort through the chaos &#8211; and it was chaos &#8211; to pick a plan. [Original News Article] Related NewsCompetitive Bidding Registration Deadline August 27, 2007, USA &#8211; American Association for HomecareMedicare Makes UnitedHealth HappyMedicare Releases [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medicarenews.net/medicare-in-2007-what-you-need-to-know-09-2010.htm</link>
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		<title>Social Security and Medicare cards stolen from woman shopping in Long Hill</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LONG HILL TWP. â” A Social Security card and Medicare card was stolen from the purse of a woman from Bernards Township while she was shopping at the Shop Rite on Valley Road, Stirling, according to a complaint filed at 1:03 p.m., Monday, Aug. 16, police said. [Original News Article] Related NewsMeasure Would Remove Beneficiaries&#8217; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medicarenews.net/social-security-and-medicare-cards-stolen-from-woman-shopping-in-long-hill-09-2010.htm</link>
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		<title>Medicare smoking prevention program could lower costs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Medicare program that has agreed to pay for counseling for seniors who smoke but are not yet sick could help the program, and America&#8217;s health system, lower costs. [Original News Article] Related NewsWill Medicare pay for counseling to quit smoking?Lower Medicare Part D Costs Than Expected In 2009, USALower Your Costs During the Coverage [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medicarenews.net/medicare-smoking-prevention-program-could-lower-costs-09-2010.htm</link>
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		<title>HHS Expands Medicare Coverage of Tobacco Cessation Counseling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Beginning next year, Medicare will pay for tobacco cessation counseling for all tobacco users covered by the federal benefit program. Under the recently enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, certain preventive care services, such as tobacco cessation counseling, will be covered by Medicare at no cost to beneficiaries. The new benefits, which also include [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medicarenews.net/hhs-expands-medicare-coverage-of-tobacco-cessation-counseling-09-2010.htm</link>
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		<title>Medicare should require time cards in hospitals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The State of Florida is near the top in Medicare fraud. I did not realize just how prevelent it is until I had to call about hospital bills I was&#8230; [Original News Article] Related NewsMeasure Would Remove Beneficiaries&#8217; Social Security Numbers From Medicare CardsPueblo Hospitals Get High Marks in Fed ReportBipartisan Group Of Senators Opposes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medicarenews.net/medicare-should-require-time-cards-in-hospitals-09-2010.htm</link>
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		<title>Dendreon: Medicare Coverage Fears Allayed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Medicare sets a Nov. 17 meeting to discuss Dendreon&#8217;s Provenge, but the focus will be on which patients should get the prostate cancer vaccine, not whether to cover it at all. [Original News Article] Related NewsDendreon: Medicare reviewing Provenge coverageDendreon Gets Date for Medicare MeetingMedicare Considers Dendreon Cancer Treatment]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medicarenews.net/dendreon-medicare-coverage-fears-allayed-09-2010.htm</link>
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		<title>Medicare Meeting A Good Sign For Dendreon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s positive that Medicare scheduled a meeting so rapidly, and that the meetings focus will be rest [Original News Article] Related NewsDendreon Gets Date for Medicare MeetingDendreon: Medicare Coverage Fears AllayedMedicare Considers Dendreon Cancer Treatment]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medicarenews.net/medicare-meeting-a-good-sign-for-dendreon-08-2010.htm</link>
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		<title>Dendreon Gets Date for Medicare Meeting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Medicare will hold a meeting Nov. 17 to discuss use of Dendreon&#8217;s prostate cancer vaccine Provenge. [Original News Article] Related NewsMedicare Meeting A Good Sign For DendreonDendreon: Medicare Coverage Fears AllayedMedicare Considers Dendreon Cancer Treatment]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medicarenews.net/dendreon-gets-date-for-medicare-meeting-08-2010.htm</link>
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		<title>For 3 Million+ Medicare Beneficiaries Facing a Change in Their Part D Coverage: Here&#8217;s What to Ask</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BURLINGAME, Calif.&#8212;-To eliminate confusion and simplify Medicare Part D plan coverage, the Centers for Medicare &#38; medicaid services has mandated that there must be a “meaningful difference” between plans offered by the same health insurance carrier, and if there is no difference, redundant plans must be eliminated. [Original News Article] Related NewsCMS informs some low-income [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medicarenews.net/for-3-million-medicare-beneficiaries-facing-a-change-in-their-part-d-coverage-heres-what-to-ask-08-2010.htm</link>
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		<title>Medicare: Sadly, You Can Still Pay a Bundle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For those of us in our 50s and 60s, age 65 looks like goalpost shining in the sun. At 65, you are eligible for Medicare and can set aside worries about the cost of health care. But it&#8217;s not really that simple. While Medicare can cover the lion&#8217;s share of most people&#8217;s medical expenses, it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medicarenews.net/medicare-sadly-you-can-still-pay-a-bundle-08-2010.htm</link>
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		<title>Medicare Beneficiaries receive prescription drug cost relief by Affordable Care Act</title>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Department of Health and Human services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that more than 1 million Medicare beneficiaries have received prescription drug cost relief through the Affordable Care Act. [Original News Article] Related NewsA Million Medicare Beneficiaries Have Received $250 Checks for Help Out of Donut HolePreservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medicarenews.net/medicare-beneficiaries-receive-prescription-drug-cost-relief-by-affordable-care-act-08-2010.htm</link>
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		<title>A Million Medicare Beneficiaries Have Received $250 Checks for Help Out of Donut Hole</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Aug. 30, 2010 &#8211; More than 1 million Medicare beneficiaries have received prescription drug cost relief through the Affordable Care Act, according to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. [Original News Article] Related NewsMedicare Part D Donut Hole and the $250 checks: The Real DealMedicare &#8216;donut hole&#8217; checks in the mailMedicare donut hole: $250 checks coming to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medicarenews.net/a-million-medicare-beneficiaries-have-received-250-checks-for-help-out-of-donut-hole-08-2010.htm</link>
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		<title>Medicare to help senior smokers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Washington &#8212; They&#8217;ve lived with the health warnings about smoking for much of their lives and doubtless have seen the ill effects on friends, relatives and even themselves, yet about 4.5 million older people in the U.S. keep on lighting up.Medicare is finally catching up to most private insurers by providing counseling for anyone on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medicarenews.net/medicare-to-help-senior-smokers-08-2010.htm</link>
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		<title>Medicare mismanagement shows direction of health care</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Within the last month the Congress neglected to pass a “Doc Fix” to reimburse physicians at the level they have been charging Medicare patients for the past several years. As a result, the reimbursement to all physicians has decreased by 21 percent. [Original News Article] Related NewsU-M Has Saved Medicare Money While Improving Treatment of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medicarenews.net/medicare-mismanagement-shows-direction-of-health-care-08-2010.htm</link>
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		<title>Medicare director won&#8217;t ID donors to think tank</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Before he took over the nation&#8217;s Medicare and medicaid agency this summer, Dr. Donald Berwick retired from the nonprofit health care think tank he co-founded with a nearly $900,000 compensation package and a seven-figure executive retirement plan. But Dr. Berwick is declining to say exactly who provided funding to the&#8230; [Original News Article] Related NewsTexan [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medicarenews.net/medicare-director-wont-id-donors-to-think-tank-08-2010.htm</link>
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		<title>Medicare To Offer Counseling To Help Smokers Quit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Medicare plans to help about 4.5 million people in the U.S. kick the habit by providing counseling, according to a recent Associated Press report. Medicare&#8217;s chief medical officer Dr. Barry Straube says that it is never too late to quit, even for lifelong smokers. &#8220;The elderly can respond to smoking cessation counseling even if they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medicarenews.net/medicare-to-offer-counseling-to-help-smokers-quit-08-2010.htm</link>
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		<title>Medicare accepts CHC corrective plan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Health &#38; Human services&#8216; Center for Medicare and medicaid services has formally accepted the Commonwealth Health Center&#8217;s report on its plans to resolve deficiencies that were uncovered at the hospital during an investigation survey in March. [Original News Article] Related NewsHRMC takes corrective measures, won&#8217;t lose Medicare servicesHealth Care Plan ChoicesOklahoma [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medicarenews.net/medicare-accepts-chc-corrective-plan-08-2010.htm</link>
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		<title>Medicare: Never to late to quit!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Washington &#8212; Medicare is catching up to most private insurers by providing counseling for any beneficiary who&#8217;s trying to quit smoking. More than 4 million seniors are hooked on cigarettes. [Original News Article] Related NewsMedicare will help smokers quitMedicare To Offer Counseling To Help Smokers QuitWill Medicare pay for counseling to quit smoking?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medicarenews.net/medicare-never-to-late-to-quit-08-2010.htm</link>
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		<title>Medicare will help smokers quit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Medicare is catching up to most private insurers by providing counseling for any beneficiary who’s trying to quit smoking. More than 4 million seniors are hooked on cigarettes. Dr. Barry Straube, Medicare’s chief medical officer, says it’s never too late to quit, even for lifelong smokers. Seniors can benefit from smoking cessation counseling [...] [Original [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medicarenews.net/medicare-will-help-smokers-quit-08-2010.htm</link>
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		<title>Medicare expands coverage to help smokers quit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Even though they&#8217;ve lived with the health warnings much of their lives and doubtless seen the ill effects on friends, relatives and even themselves, about 4.5 million older Americans continue to smoke. Medicare &#8211; United States &#8211; Health &#8211; health care &#8211; Tobacco [Original News Article] Related NewsMedicare will help smokers quitMedicare Expands Coverage To [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medicarenews.net/medicare-expands-coverage-to-help-smokers-quit-08-2010.htm</link>
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		<title>Medicare expands coverage for smoker counseling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Washington &#8211; Even though they&#8217;ve lived with the health warnings much of their lives and doubtless seen the ill effects on friends, relatives and even themselves, about 4.5 million older Americans continue to smoke. Finally, Medicare is catching up to most private insurers by providing counseling for any beneficiary who&#8217;s&#8230; [Original News Article] Related NewsMedicare [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medicarenews.net/medicare-expands-coverage-for-smoker-counseling-08-2010.htm</link>
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		<title>Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Public&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Centers for Medicare and medicaid services Public Affairs Specialist Mike Fierberg stopped by the set of Montana This Morning Friday to discuss several issues surrounding Medicare. [Original News Article] Related NewsObama Nominates HSPH Professor to Administrate the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesVegas hospital retains federal OK for transplantsCenters for Medicare &#38; Medicaid Services Selects [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medicarenews.net/centers-for-medicare-and-medicaid-services-public-08-2010.htm</link>
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		<title>Medicare expands coverage for tobacco-related counseling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Previously, Medicare rules allowed the program to cover tobacco-related counseling only for beneficiaries who already suffered from a tobacco-related disease. &#8220;Under the new policy, Medicare will cover up to two tobacco-cessation counseling tries each year, including as many as four individual sessions per attempt&#8230;. [Original News Article] Related NewsHHS Expands Medicare Coverage of Tobacco Cessation [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medicarenews.net/medicare-expands-coverage-for-tobacco-related-counseling-08-2010.htm</link>
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		<title>Cuts in Medicare</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A reader responds to a recent editorial. [Original News Article] Related NewsEffects of cuts to Medicare unclear for MinnesotansMedicare Cuts Hypocrisy: GOP Protesting Obama&#8217;s Spending Cuts While Advocating Much Larger Medicare CutsMedicare cuts for physicians loom, yet again]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medicarenews.net/cuts-in-medicare-08-2010.htm</link>
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		<title>The Medicare reform illusion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Medicare is no better off than it was a year ago &#8212; and here&#8217;s why. Medicare &#8211; United States &#8211; Politics &#8211; health care reform &#8211; health care [Original News Article] Related NewsJames A. Jaeger: Health reform foes distorting reform’s impact on MedicareInsurance reform good for MedicareMedicare Costs Key to Healthcare Reform]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medicarenews.net/the-medicare-reform-illusion-08-2010.htm</link>
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		<title>How to Combine Medicare Part B with Medicare Part D</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Los Angeles &#8211; Miami, FL &#8211; HealthInsuranceFinders.com News and Information Center today covered the topic &#8220;Not everybody on Medicare has the same coverage&#8220;. In fact the goal of the Medicare reforms that have been enacted over the past decade or so have been to give seniors more options. [Original News Article] Related NewsNew Program Will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medicarenews.net/how-to-combine-medicare-part-b-with-medicare-part-d-08-2010.htm</link>
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		<title>Medicare Expands Coverage To Help Seniors Quit Smoking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s Your Reaction? Medicare coverage for seniors trying to quit smoking has been expanded to include those who have not already been diagnosed with a tobacco-related disease, the Obama administration announced Wednesday. [Original News Article] Related NewsMedicare will help smokers quitMedicare: Never to late to quit!Will Medicare pay for counseling to quit smoking?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medicarenews.net/medicare-expands-coverage-to-help-seniors-quit-smoking-08-2010.htm</link>
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