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Oct 01 2010

CBO Report on Medicare and Generic Drugs

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

A Congressional Budget Office Report finds that Medicare Part D and its beneficiaries have accrued very significant savings, about 55%, from use of generic drugs and that more savings may…

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Sep 28 2010

The Hill

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Four lawmakers say the steep cuts to Medicare Advantage under the new reform law will cause many plans to fold, while many others will be forced to drop benefits to remain profitable.

Sep 27 2010

Primary Care Cost and Quality

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The Dartmouth Atlas researches whether more primary care necessarily leads to better quality of care. The answer appears to be usually not, but the explanation for this result is complex…

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Sep 24 2010

Medicare Advantage Quality Ratings

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CMS is very enamored of quality ratings for providers of all types, including the Medicare Advantage plans, which are rated on a five-star basis. A new brief examines changes to…

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Sep 22 2010

Fiscal Times

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The average monthly premium in so-called Medicare Advantage plans will dip to $35.69 in 2011, a 45-cent reduction from $36.14 this year, Medicare officials said.

Sep 22 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The Obama administration said Tuesday it denied rate increases and benefit cuts sought by some privately run Medicare plans

Sep 20 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The confusion is expected to get worse next year, with the first wave of baby boomers turning 65 and with changes in Medicare under the new health-care law

Sep 16 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Hospitals Caught Between a Rock and A Hard Place Over ’Observation’

Sep 16 2010

US News

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If you plan to sign up for a Medicare Advantage plan in retirement, the state you retire in could make a big difference in the quality of services you receive

Sep 14 2010

National Center for Policy Analysis

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National Center for Policy Analysis: The new health care law enacted last spring will be devastating for the elderly and the disabled because of draconian cuts in payments to doctors and hospitals

Sep 13 2010

Fiscal Times

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Medicare considers observation services outpatient care, which requires beneficiaries to cover a bigger share of drug costs and other expenses than they would when receiving inpatient care.

Sep 08 2010

Fiscal Times

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Although Florida’s once booming population has leveled off, its roll of Medicaid recipients has soared by nearly 50 percent in the last three years, exacerbating an already dire state budget crisis.

Sep 07 2010

Washington Post

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Medicare considers observation services outpatient care, which requires beneficiaries to cover a bigger share of drug costs and other expenses than they would when receiving inpatient care.

Sep 06 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Donald Berwick, appointee to run Medicare and Medicaid, has described himself as “romantic about the NHS.” Given what goes on in British hospitals, Dr. Berwick really is a romantic, though not in the sense he means

Sep 01 2010

Fiscal Times

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Medicare last week finally leveled a pre-emptive strike against smoking and agreed to pay for counseling for senior smokers who are not yet sick

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