Surprise! Your Medicare Premium Could Soar Next Year
(By – Dan Caplinger)Medicare coverage protects most Americans who are age 65 or older from the full brunt of their healthcare
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Author: Gerry Hafer
Medicare expanding access to hospice care
(Source – sentinelrepublic.com) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) new star ratings is on Home Health Compare, CMS’s public
Read MoreBush fires back over Medicare comments
(Source – www.bulletinleader.com) “It’s an actuarially unsound health care system”, Bush told the crowd at a town hall in New Hampshire,
Read MoreMedicare Part D Medication Prices Are Significantly Higher Than Medicaid, Veterans Health Administration and All Other Developed Countries, New Study Finds
(Source – www.enewspf.com) Because of congressional restrictions on the government’s ability to negotiate with the pharmaceutical industry, Medicare Part D drug
Read MoreIndian American entrepreneur in Michigan sentenced to 6 ½ years in prison; fined $14.1 million for Medicare, tax fraud
(Source – www.americanbazaaronline.com) An Indian American entrepreneur based in Oakland Country, Michigan, Mohammed Sadiq, was sentenced to 80 months in prison
Read MoreCMS Announces Medicare Care Choices Model to Test Expanded Access to Palliative Care
(Source – www.hanys.org) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced 141 participants in the Medicare Care Choices Model, including
Read MoreAnthem-Cigna Deal Is Bad For Doctors On Obamacare Networks
(By – Bruce Japsen, Forbes Contributor) News that Anthem WLP +% (ANTM) will buy Cigna CI -6.21% (CI) for $54
Read MoreSeniors Are Receiving Far More In Medicare Benefits Than They Pay In Taxes
(By – Grace-Marie Turner, Forbes Contrubutor) Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush tripped the Medicare wire this week in talking about
Read MoreSanders slams Bush on Medicare
(By – Jordain Carney) Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) slammed former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Thursday, after the Republican presidential
Read MoreThe Hutchins Center Explains: The Medicare Trustees Report
(By – Louise Sheiner and Brendan Mochoruk, Brookings) The trustees of Medicare, four government officials and two private citizens, issue detailed
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