Health
Medicare panel: Ease rehab coverage for seniors
A panel that advises Congress on Medicare policy says the government should make it easier for seniors to get covered for rehab after a short hospital stay.
Jun 15, 2015
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Health
CBO: Raising Medicare age produces small savings
A new report says raising the eligibility age for enrolling in Medicare won't produce nearly the cost savings that had been assumed previously.
Oct 24, 2013
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Medical economics
Medicare urged to flex its power and slash back premium hike
The head of a Senate panel that oversees Medicare says the Biden administration should use its legal authority to cut back a hefty premium increase soon hitting millions of enrollees, as a growing number of Democratic lawmakers ...
Dec 13, 2021
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Health
Clinton takes on Big Pharma, lays out drug plan (Update)
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton unveiled a plan Tuesday to limit prescription medicine costs, challenging the US pharmaceutical industry after the price for one drug skyrocketed by 5,000 percent.
Sep 23, 2015
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Cardiology
Change in Medicare fee linked to rise of vascular treatment
Federal efforts to curb Medicare costs for unclogging blood vessels in the limbs slowed the growing use of the treatments, but also coincided with a marked increase in doctors using a more expensive approach, according to ...
Mar 5, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
New therapies have raised Medicare treatment costs for metastatic prostate cancer
Medicare costs for treatment of metastatic prostate cancer have risen sharply within the last 15 years—reflecting increased use of new medications under Medicare Part D, reports a study in Urology Practice.
Dec 20, 2022
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Medical economics
Why it's hard for the US to cut or even control Medicare spending
President Joe Biden's 2024 proposed budget includes plans to shore up the finances of Medicare, the federal health insurance program that covers Americans who are 65 and up and some younger people with disabilities.
Mar 17, 2023
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Health
Glitch in Medicare drug plan finder could cost consumers
A glitch in Medicare's revamped prescription plan finder can steer unwitting seniors to coverage that costs much more than they need to pay, according to people who help with sign-ups as well as program experts.
Nov 21, 2019
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Health
Significant racial disparities persist in hospital readmissions
A new study in the journal Health Affairs shows that, despite being designed to more effectively manage care and control costs, black patients enrolled with Medicare Advantage are far more likely to be readmitted to the hospital ...
Jun 26, 2017
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Health
Trustees report warns Medicare finances worsening
Medicare will run out of money sooner than expected, and Social Security's financial problems can't be ignored either, the government said Tuesday in a sobering checkup on programs vital to the middle class.
Jun 5, 2018
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