More paying Obamacare fines as subsidies go to people who don’t exist
(By Eric Boehm, watchdog.org) The IRS fined more than 7.5 million Americans who didn’t have health insurance in 2014, even as
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Month: July 2015
Ways and Means Members Introduce Bill to Reward Quality Care in Medicare Post-Acute Settings
(Source – waysandmeans.house.gov) Today, members of the House Ways and Means Committee introduced a bill to strengthen the Medicare program by
Read MoreKeep Medicare Alive and Well: Reforming end-of-life care will benefit Medicare for years to come.
(By – Erin Taylor, www.usnews.com) Soon after signing Medicare into law on July 30, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson turned to a couple watching
Read MoreHow to pay for Medicare’s next 50 years
(By – Kelley Holland, www.cnbc.com) Medicare turns 50 on Thursday, and that’s not all the program’s overseers have to celebrate. Before Medicare
Read MoreMedicare and Medicaid Are Unsustainable Without Quick Action
(By – Gail Wilensky, Project HOPE) As we celebrate Medicare and Medicaid’s 50th birthday, it is natural to look back at the
Read MoreMedicare 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
Read More5 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 More2 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
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