Medicare
The New York Times, October 14th, 2009NOW that you’re about to retire, there’s good news and bad news about your health insurance. The good news: When you turn 65, you’re eligible for Medicare
— all in all, a pretty affordable way to get coverage for
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The New York Times, October 24th, 2009It is well known that during the nation’s gale-force recession, many older Americans who dreamed of retirement continued to work, often because their 401(k)’s had plunged in value.In fact, there are more Americans
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The New York Times, October 14th, 2009PEOPLE over 65 should buy a Medigap policy, consumer advocates say, but picking
a Medigap plan can be difficult, and at least one important health care
bill heading for a vote in the Senate could make it even harder.The
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The New York Times, October 31st, 2009MEDICARE recipients, it’s your turn.For the last few weeks, my Patient Money colleague Lesley Alderman
and I have been giving advice on how to navigate the open enrollment
season for employee health benefits. But
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Detroit Free Press, November 1st, 2009QUESTION: What kinds of changes are we seeing in Medicare this fall in Michigan?ANSWER:
There are two primary changes. The first is there are fewer plans being
offered and secondly the prices of the plans being
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CBS News, October 25th, 2009Of all the problems facing the United States right now, none are more important than health care. President
Obama says rising costs are driving huge federal budget deficits that
imperil our future, and that there is enough
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US News & World Report, October 23rd, 2009The official 2010 Medicare premiums and deductibles for Part A
(hospital services) and Part B (doctor and non-hospital expenses) have
been released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS).
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The New York Times, October 19th, 2009The basic Medicare premium will shoot up next year by 15 percent, to $110.50 a month, federal officials said Monday.The increase means that monthly premiums would top $100 for the
first time, a stark indication
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Market Watch, October 8th, 2009Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus promises
that the huge health-care reform bill his committee will vote on next
week will protect Medicare benefits for seniors. But not everyone
agrees, and a fight is brewing
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Baltimore Sun, October 1st, 2009All of the health care reform plans propose serious cuts in the Medicare program. Seniors' concerns about those cuts jeopardize passage of any plan.
The Medicare prescription drug benefit is expected to cost $395 billion
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The Wall Street Journal, October 1st, 2009More than 660,000 seniors next year will lose the private Medicare
plans they now have because some insurers are dropping coverage in
response to tougher federal requirements.
Most of those beneficiaries are
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The New York Times, September 30th, 2009The recession is driving up enrollment in Medicaid
at higher than expected rates, threatening gargantuan state budget gaps
even as Congress and the White House seek to expand the government health insurance program
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The New York Times, September 7th, 2009For years, health policy experts have said health care spending is much higher in New York City and Boston because doctors and hospitals there provide more services, practicing medicine in a more intensive way.But
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 11th, 2009The couple has spent several weeks trying to straighten out the
problem, and they hope their story can be a cautionary tale for the
thousands of other seniors, here and elsewhere, who head south for the
winter.
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Real Clear Politics, July 31st, 2009It's a fine time -- perfect, in fact -- to celebrate the
government-run, taxpayer-supported colossus in the American health care
system that turns 44 this week. Medicare has done all it was supposed
to do, and more.It
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