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Nov 25 2013

CMS has changed the planned 9.4% reduction in dialysis treatment payments to only a very small reduction.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-22/davita-spared-as-medicare-wipes-out-9-4-dialysis-cut.html
Nov 18 2013

A survey from Humana indicates that on average Medicare beneficiaries spend 22 hours making a decision on Medicare choices, including selection of a Medicare Advantage plan.  About 64% said that quality and keeping their current physician were the most important factors in their decisions.

http://humana.newshq.businesswire.com/press-release/many-medicare-beneficiaries-spending-nearly-24-hours-researching-and-selecting-their-m
Nov 01 2013

A new CBO report finds that raising the Medicare eligibility age to 67 would only save around $2 billion a year for the next ten years, but that is because it assumes that Medicaid and subsidies under the reform law would have to pick up much of the cost for the 65 and 66 year olds who couldn't enroll.  The real savings is actually over $60 billion in that period.  Raising both the social security and Medicare eligibility age is inevitable and the right thing to do, as life expectancies and ability to work have both grown significantly since enactment of the laws.

http://www.cbo.gov/publication/44661
Oct 30 2013

CMS released the Part B premium for Medicare in 2014, which will be unchanged from 2013, welcome news for beneficiaries.

https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2013/10/30/2013-25668/medicare-program-medicare-part-b-monthly-actuarial-rates-premium-rate-and-annual-deductible
Oct 30 2013

A study in Health Affair suggests that Medicare cuts in payments to hospitals leads to reductions in hospital beds and hospital use by beneficiaries, with uncertain effects on quality.

http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/32/10/1789.abstract
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