Medicare Is Part of the Solution to Rising Health Care Costs
(By – Mark Miller, time.com) Medicare turns 50 on Thursday, riding high in the polls but under attack from presidential candidates proposing
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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
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 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,
Read MoreNew guidelines may encourage more talks about end-of-life care
(By – Felice J. Freyer, www.bostonglobe.com) Susan Johnson was never afraid to talk about death. But whenever she tried to discuss
Read MoreSocial Security Q&A: What Are the Different Parts of Medicare?
(Source – Tribune News Service) Question: I will rely on Medicare when I retire. Can you explain the different parts of
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