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• Almost $50B in questionable Medicare

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 166
  The government paid more than $47 billion in questionable Medicare claims including medical treatment showing little relation to a patients condition, wasting taxpayer dollars at a rate nearly three times the previous year. Excerpts of a new federal report, obtained by The Associated Press, show a dramatic increase in ...
  4 hours ago

• Will seniors sit still for half a trillion dollars in Medicare c...

  
  Northloop Neighborhoods - Community News & Directory — Authority: 463
  Seniors: One super-voting bloc politicians mess with at their peril read more
  5 hours ago

• Medicare Paid More than 47 Billion in Questionable Claims

  
  The Medical Quack — Authority: 534
  This article addresses several potential areas of potential fraud and again it pretty much all comes back around to the inability to track and enforce.  It seems that this same issue keeps arising all throughout government. Medicare Scam Warnings Were Ignored for Years – Perhaps Due To a Lack of Business ...
  6 hours ago

• Under ObamaCare an unelected panel will ration care

  
  The Lonely Conservative — Authority: 594
  What a betrayal by the AMA and AARP of those they allegedly represent. The Wall Street Journal has been doing a great job keeping us informed about what ObamaCare means to us. Today, they warn of one of the most dangerous parts of ObamaCare- The Rationing Commission . As usual, the most dangerous parts of ...
  8 hours ago

• Report documents $47 billion in improper Medicare payouts

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 968
  The government paid more than $47 billion in questionable Medicare claims including medical treatment showing little relation to a patients condition, wasting taxpayer money at a rate nearly three times that of the previous year.
  8 hours ago

• Time To Review And Select Your Medicare Plan

  
  HULIQ - Citizen News Review — Authority: 697
  The six week enrollment period for seniors to review and make changes to their Medicare option plan has started. From November 15th through December 31st, seniors may make changes to their Medicare Part D or Advantage plan.
  10 hours ago

• Report: Bill would reduce senior care

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 166
  A plan to slash more than $500 billion from future Medicare spending -- one of the biggest sources of funding for President Obamas proposed overhaul of the nations health-care system -- would sharply reduce benefits for some senior citizens and could jeopardize access to care for millions of others, according to a ...
  11 hours ago

• 2010 Open Enrollment For Medicare Prescription Drug And Health Plan Coverage Begins November 15th

  
  disabilityresourcelinks.com — Authority: 142
    2010 Open Enrollment For Medicare Prescription Drug And Health Plan Coverage Begins November 15th
  11 hours ago

• Health-Care “Reform” Bills Increase Costs, Endanger Access for Millions, Federal Experts Say

  
  OpenMarket.org — Authority: 665
  The healthcare “reform” bill backed by Obama “ would reduce senior care ,” and “could jeopardize access to care for millions,” report healthcare experts at the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The bill also “ increases medical costs ” through inflation, increasing health-care ...
  12 hours ago

• Texas Health Insurance and Medicare Supplements

  
  Health Insurance Blog — Authority: 424
  Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas gives some great information on Medicare Supplements on their website.  Having Texas health insurance or Medicare often isn’t enough to cover you in the case of medical treatment. The article on BCBSTX’s website outlines a summary on medicare supplements.  As more people know, ...
  12 hours ago

• Review Your Medicare Health And Drug Plan Options For 2010 Carefully, Consumer Group Advises

  
  disabilityresourcelinks.com — Authority: 142
    Review Your Medicare Health And Drug Plan Options For 2010 Carefully, Consumer Group Advises
  12 hours ago

• Medigap Providers : How Do I Find Them?

  
  Health Insurance Basics — Authority: 150
  Medigap insurance is a common topic of conversation between those individuals who are in need of it. If those individuals are not properly informed on the different plans, options of coverage, and minutia of Medicare supplement insurance, they can become highly confused. First, you must learn about Medicare ...
  14 hours ago

• Health Care Reform and Caregivers Refusing Medicare Patients

  
  Angry Bear — Authority: 626
  Robert goes out on a limb and guess that Lori Montgomery fell for (or is pushing) Republican spin in this article in the Washington Post Report: Bill would reduce senior care Medicare cuts approved by House may affect access to providers A plan to slash more than $500 billion from future Medicare spending -- ...
  14 hours ago

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: House Bill could reduce services for seniors

  
  BlueNC - The people's think tank — Authority: 563
  The chief actuary for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has delivered his scoring of HR 3962 to members of Congress and the news isn’t good. Not only does it look like the bill will wind up costing more than projected by the CBO, the pledge that the bill will not reduce services to Medicare ...
  17 hours ago

• Another Health Care Reform Myth Destroyed, But The Over All Deception Still Lives

  
  QandO — Authority: 143
  O ne of the most persistent myths pushed by the health care “reformers” is that if you like what you have, nothing will change. Yes, friends, according to them, you can have something for nothing. And nothing exemplifies the silliness of the claim than that which says Medicare recipients will continue to receive ...
  17 hours ago

• The House Cloakroom: Nov. 16 – 20

  
  The Foundry — Authority: 764
  Analysis – With the first half of the health care bill now passed out of the House the Speaker now pivots to the second half of the health care bill commonly referred to as the “doc fix.” The “doc fix” refers to the undoing of the flawed Medicare payment update formula, which Congress created but has ...
  17 hours ago

• Warner: Questions on individual mandate are spurious (Mark Warner disses the Constitution)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 166
  Arguments that the individual mandate in healthcare reform is unconstitutional are "spurious," one centrist Democrat said this week. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) dismissed questions about the individual mandates constitutionality, which conservatives activists have questioned. "The United States Congress passed laws ...
  18 hours ago

• Report: ObamaCare Would Reduce Care For Seniors

  
  Big Government — Authority: 811
  From the Washington Post : A plan to slash more than $500 billion from future Medicare spending — one of the biggest sources of funding for President Obama’s proposed overhaul of the nation’s health-care system — would sharply reduce benefits for some senior citizens and could jeopardize access ...
  19 hours ago

• Sauce For The Goose, And All That

  
  The New Ledger Chequer-Board — Authority: 144
  I am in favor of means-testing for programs like Social Security and Medicare; which would constitute one of the better policy responses to the out-of-control entitlement spending we are seeing take place. Something has to be done to control spending for entitlement programs, and means-testing is one of the most ...
  20 hours ago

• Medicare Paid $47 Billion in Suspect Claims Last Year

  
  Big Government — Authority: 811
  From the Associated Press : The government paid more than $47 billion in questionable Medicare claims including medical treatment showing little relation to a patient’s condition, wasting taxpayer dollars at a rate nearly three times the previous year. Excerpts of a new federal report, obtained by ...
  20 hours ago

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