Raising Medicare’s Eligibility Age Could Trigger Gov’t Savings, But Tally Higher Total Health Spending
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Healthcare spending for some services dropped by nearly a third when people turned
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Medicare – General
Surprise! Both Political Parties are in Agreement
In rare and unanimous opposition from both chambers of Congress, the proposed Obama administration experiment to change the way doctors
Read MoreFor Hospitals, Prestige Leads To Profits
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) When it comes to hospitals, which benefit most from high health care prices?
Read MoreMedicare Pays Bonuses To 231 Hospitals With Lower Quality Because Of Cheaper Costs
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) The federal government paid bonuses to 231 hospitals with subpar quality because their
Read MoreThis Is Why Math Is So Important!
A simple math error at a small Massachusetts hospital may cause hospitals state wide to see a steep cut in
Read MoreTest Your Knowledge of Medicare
Do you know how many people are enrolled in Medicare as of 2015? Do you know how much the average
Read MoreHospital Discharge: It’s One Of The Most Dangerous Periods For Patients
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) Within two weeks of Joyce Oyler’s discharge from the hospital, sores developed in
Read MoreAnother Medicare Fight in Congress
The proposed pilot program that would change how Medicare pays for certain drugs under Medicare Part B is facing little
Read MoreMarch-In Rights and Should the Government Be Using Them to Control Drug Prices?
A march-in right, currently as it stands under federal law, allows an agency that funds private research to require a
Read MoreAdministration takes first step to implement legislation modernizing how Medicare pays physicians for quality
(Source – hhs.gov) The Department of Health and Human Services today issued a proposal to align and modernize how Medicare
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