5 Ways Medicare Has Changed in 50 Years
(Source – money.usnews.com) It has been 50 years since President Lyndon Johnson signed a health insurance program for older Americans into law
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Author: Gerry Hafer
2 convicted of $33 million in Medicare fraud scheme: They billed for unnecessary home health care, jury said
(By CHAD HALCOM, www.crainsdetroit.com) Two Ypsilanti men could face years in prison at their November sentencing at federal court in Ann
Read MoreHospitals Have Reduced Deaths, Hospitalizations, and Costs Among Medicare Patients
(By – Tanya Basu, Time) American hospitals have reduced deaths, hospitalizations, and costs among people over the age of 65 in
Read MoreEveryone Agrees Medicare Must Be Made More Sustainable
(By – CAITLIN OWENS, www.nationaljournal.com) Medicare’s 50th anniversary is giving rise not only to celebration, but also to well-founded concern about the
Read MoreWho’s Right on Health-Care Cost Projections?
(By – LOUISE SHEINER) The sustainability of the U.S. fiscal outlook depends on the path of health costs, particularly Medicare, the
Read MoreClearing Up Billing Issues With Medicare Can Be Frustrating
(By – Janell Sluga, post-journal.com) Question: I recently got a letter from a provider that said Medicare will not pay the bill
Read MoreMedicare Advantage members have ‘robust’ plan choice
(By – Leslie Small, www.fiercehealthpayer.com) Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees enjoy considerable plan choice and are likely to continue to do so even
Read MoreTelemarketers Took Millions From Senior Citizens In Medicare Card Scam
(By Ashlee Kieler, consumerist.com) There’s now one less unsavory, immoral, disrespectful group scamming senior citizens of their savings, as federal regulators
Read MoreIncreasing Medicare’s Impact as it Turns 50
(By – Linda P. Fried, Dean and DeLamar Professor of Public Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health) On July 30,
Read MoreMedicare and Medicaid — a tarnished triumph
(By – Robert J. Samuelson, www.washingtonpost.com) It was exactly 50 years ago this week that President Lyndon B. Johnson flew to Independence,
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