Medicare
CNN Money, March 6th, 2010When you think of low-paying jobs, doctor doesn't usually come to
mind.But with a 21% cut in Medicare payments slated to take
effect later this month, physicians who say they are making an OK living
may be reduced to income
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The New York Times, February 15th, 2010I’m trying, with some difficulty, to imagine myself as a woman in
her 80s, someone with such advanced cognitive impairment that I can
correctly answer fewer than a third of the questions on a commonly used
test.
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AP Newswire, December 15th, 2009Federal agents arrested 26 suspects in three states Tuesday, including a doctor and nurses, in a major crackdown on Medicare fraud totaling $61 million in separate scams.
Arrests in Miami, Brooklyn and
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The New York Times, December 8th, 2009Over the next several weeks, members of Congress will be confronted
with one scary story after another about what will happen if they try
to cut health care costs.Tax the costliest health insurance
plans? Workers
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Yahoo Finance, November 27th, 2009It is important as we debate health insurance reform that we also
protect those consumers who are making an effort to plan for the costs
of their own long-term care in advance. In recent years, long-term care
insurance
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National Public Radio, December 3rd, 2009McAllen, a Texas border town, was thrust into the national spotlight after a New Yorker article
by surgeon Atul Gawande showed in June that it had the highest Medicare
spending per beneficiary next to fraud-plagued
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USA Today, December 3rd, 2009Scaring seniors about losing their
Medicare benefits is deceptive and irresponsible, but it's a political
winner. Both parties have played the game shamelessly over the years.
This time, it's Republicans who are doing it,
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Studies, November 23rd, 2009Th is guide was written to help people with Medicare understand Medigap (also called “Medicare Supplement Insurance”) policies. A Medigap policy is health insurance sold by private insurance
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The Wall Street Journal, November14th, 2009When Doug Foth, a retired accountant in Grandview, Wash., got ready to
sign up for Medicare last summer, he recruited his daughter, a human-
resources manager, to help him."We went through the Medicare Web
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Annapolis Capital, November 15th, 2009Q: I am new to Medicare. I have my Medicare Part A and
Part B. I elected a Medigap plan to complement my Medicare A and B.
However, I am not on any medicines and so do not see the advantage for
enrolling in Medicare
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Detroit Free Press, November 9th, 2009Seniors looking to buy supplemental Medicare policies may have to do
more work to learn about them. They often aren't widely advertised by
leading insurers.
But several companies new to the business
hope
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Nevada Appeal, November 8th, 2009After a lifetime of hard work, no older American deserves to spend
their later years struggling with medical bills, foregoing or cutting
prescription drugs to make them last or avoiding preventative or basic
care because
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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 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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