Drug Cost Negotiations Addressed in Obama Budget
President Obama’s recently proposed budget has downsides and upsides for seniors, but one of the upsides has garnered support from
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Medicare – General
Study Compares Rural and Urban Hospital Costs
(Source – www.beckershospitalreview.com) A new study by iVantage Health Analytics contrasts the list prices of hospital care at rural acute care hospitals
Read MoreRunaway Drug Costs Grabbing More and More Attention
Senior citizen angst over the continuing spiral in drug costs is the subject of an article posted on www.prweb.com by The
Read MoreSome Dialysis Patients Give Medicare Failing Grade On Ambulance Trial
(By – Lisa Gillespie, Kaiser Health News) Charles Prozzillo’s life changed for the worse when Medicare stopped paying for his
Read MoreThe Relationship Between HSAs and Retirement Planning
In an article titled “Can health savings account be a retirement plan?” St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist takes a look at
Read MoreFebruary 14 Medicare Advantage Deadline Fast Approaching
With only a week remaining for Medicare Advantage subscribers to make a decision on whether to revert to Original Medicare,
Read MoreAMAC takes advocacy stance on H.R. 4059, the Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act
The Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC), in a letter from President Dan Weber to Congressional Representatives Diane Black, Peter
Read MoreTaking a Look at the ACA Political Football
The 2016 election cycle is ramping up the rhetoric on a number of fronts, with health care getting a fair
Read MoreMEDCAC Meeting 4/27/2016 – Treatment Resistant Depression
(Source – CMS.gov) On April 27, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will convene a panel of
Read MoreMedicare Quality Reporting Programs Webinar: What Eligible Providers Need to Know in 2016
(Source – CMS.gov) The CMS Philadelphia Regional Office is hosting webinars on Medicare Quality Reporting Programs: What Eligible Providers Need
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