And So The Decay Begins

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced last week a final rule that will reduce Medicare physician reimbursements by 10.1% on Jan ... to characterize medical practice; in short, quality will suffer. Medicare beneficiaries will find ... HealthBeat (November 2). Under the rule, Medicare will pay $58.9 billion to about 900,000 physicians [more...]

Date: 2007-11-05 23:20:41
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The Fraud of Medicare Advantage Plans

category_bug_journal2.gif When I was plowing through the paperwork to join Medicare about a year-and-a-half ago and again when renewals of the ... with. But recent news stories have set off alarm bells. Medicare Advantage is private health insurance that replaces Medicare A and B, Part D and supplemental (Medigap) coverage with one overall plan [more...]

Date: 2007-05-09 09:49:00
Blog: Time Goes By - What it'...

Help Stop Medicare’s Physician Cuts

The Senate Finance Committee is working on legislation to stop future Medicare physician payment cuts scheduled for January 1, 2008 ... of physicians to see Medicare patients.   Some points you may want to bring up:   It is extremely ... by the House would give a .5% positive update for two years.)  A 10% cut in Medicare reimbursements might [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 04:35:57
Blog: Home at wasca.net...

Help Stop Medicare’s Physician Cuts

The Senate Finance Committee is working on legislation to stop future Medicare physician payment cuts scheduled for January 1, 2008 ... of physicians to see Medicare patients.  Some points you may want to bring up:   It is extremely important ... would give a .5% positive update for two years.) A 10% cut in Medicare reimbursements might cause [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 04:26:33
Blog: Home at mnasca.org...

Mission accomplished on Medicare "reform"

From the New York Times today: Insurance companies have used improper hard-sell tactics to persuade Medicare recipients to sign up for private health plans that cost the government far more than the traditional Medicare program, federal ... like trips to Las Vegas, have aggressively marketed the private plans, known as Medicare Advantage [more...]

Date: 2007-05-07 19:30:51
Blog: Needlenose | We Needle....

The Looming Medicare Problem

The AMA News leads off this week with an update on Medicare reimbursement: Unless Congress acts very quickly, doctors who see Medicare patients will see their fees cut by 10.1% starting January 1st. The way ... more than Medicare will pay.) One could argue that doctors are rich and can afford a little pay [more...]

Date: 2007-11-13 20:07:11
Blog: Journal - Michael C. H...

10% decrease in Medicare payments to Doctors

From the TMA comes another reason to distrust Government healthcare, the "negative update:" ... , which is based on such factors as the growth in the number of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries ... for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will lower physicians' Medicare fees 10.1 percent on Jan [more...]

Date: 2007-11-15 17:58:30
Blog: LifeEthics.org...

Rallying Seniors to Fight Medicare Cuts

Sarah Lueck reports on a plan to mobilize seniors against Medicare cuts ... to lawmakers’ offices. (The beneficiaries belong to the Coalition for Medicare Choices, a group set up by AHIP ... . Private health insurers, bracing for Medicare cuts, are ramping up their lobbying campaign [more...]

Date: 2007-07-20 14:17:00
Blog: Washington Wire - WSJ.c...

A Study In Contrasts

by hilzoy From the NYT: "Private insurance companies participating in Medicare have been allowed to keep tens of millions of dollars that should ... with the findings. (...) In 2003, Medicare audited 49 of the 220 organizations participating in the program ... law, Medicare officials are supposed to audit the financial records of at least one-third [more...]

Date: 2007-09-11 00:28:53
Blog: Obsidian Wings...

Less Chatter, More Action on Dental Health

Independent candidate for Gilmore, Of None, has called for dental treatment to become part of mainstream health care by including it in the Medicare ... for higher income earners or increase the Medicare Levy, or both, as necessary to make dental health part ... condition associated with the human body is?” he asks. “For teeth to not be covered by Medicar [more...]

Date: 2007-11-11 03:09:14
Blog: Vote 1 NONE, Of The Abo...

CALL FOR TRANSPARENCY IN MEDICARE’S USE OF JOURNALS

U.S. Senator physicist Grassley (R-IA) has asked Medicare how it “assesses the noesis of the journals of power and penalization that it uses, in part, ... to attain decisions most Medicare payments.” In a programme promulgation Grassley said, “I poverty to attain trusty the federal polity relies on the prizewinning acquirable power and that’s ... [more...]

Date: 2007-11-14 23:21:10
Blog: Blog News & Amazing New...

Baby Boomer expense.

Are Baby Boomers really leaving the workforce? A lot of retired folks start another business to earn extra income to supplement their pensions and ... of Healthcare. Sure there is Medicare. The cheapest Medicare plan is about $300 per month. In about 15 ... Health Care” as the solution. Who is going to pay for all this? Medicare accounted for almost 13 [more...]

Date: 2007-07-23 15:05:17
Blog: ERE Blog Network - ERE....

Key Health IT opportunity: Medicare Says It Won’t Cover Hospital Errors

Last week the NY Times and others reported that Medicare will stop covering expenses incurred by hospitals for what the agency considers as errors: In a significant policy change, Bush administration officials say that Medicare will no longer ... and CPT charges that would likely be for “cleaning up a mistake” rather than an orginating a procedure [more...]

Date: 2007-08-26 12:45:53
Blog: The Healthcare IT Guy...

Lymphedema - Medicare News (Not Good)

Lymphedema - Medicare News (Not Good) My proposal to CMS to add over 150 new and revised codes to the HCPCS Codebook for lymphedema treatment ... Medicare, Medicaid, Private Insurance Sector) identified a national program operatingneed to establish unique codes to distinguish all the products listed in this application. Existing codes adequately [more...]

Date: 2007-11-10 12:19:17
Blog: My Life With Lymphedema...

Wasteful Government Spending

by hilzoy Once upon a time, Congress thought to itself: why not allow private insurance companies to compete with Medicare? Surely private, profit-driven companies could come up with ways to be more efficient than Medicare ... it's likely to work all that well in this case -- Medicare is actually a pretty efficient program compared [more...]

Date: 2007-05-07 14:31:22
Blog: Obsidian Wings...

The Shock of Long Term Care

“I Never Thought It Would Come To This” As the Admissions Coordinator of our local nursing home, I hear this phrase almost every day ... you? But I Have Medicare! A popular misconception is that Medicare covers long-term care. Families are shocked to learn that they don't. Medicare may cover rehabilitation (physical therapy, etc [more...]

Date: 2007-11-12 15:41:17
Blog: share ...

Consumers Union: Prepare For Medicare Drug Plan Hikes

Halloween may be over, but Medicare Part D beneficiaries shopping during open enrollment could be in for a nasty scare, with up to $1, ... of about two month’s worth of Social Security checks. “Anyone currently enrolled in the Medicare drug program should sit down with their family this holiday season to make sure their plan still [more...]

Date: 2007-11-12 03:18:00
Blog: Nintendo DS News Blog...

WellPoint to Educate Medicare Eligibles about Available Benefit Programs

WellPoint, Inc. and the National Council on Aging have announced a collaboration to help WellPoint's Medicare members identify federal, ... that help pay for health care, prescription drugs, rent, utilities and many other needs. ... its Medicare members access to NCOA's BenefitsCheckUp. BenefitsCheckUp is the nation's most comprehensive Web [more...]

Date: 2007-11-09 20:38:07
Blog: 403 Forbidden...

Private Insurers Milkinking Medicare (i.e., Seniors & Taxpayers)

Posted by D. Cupples | If nothing else, that the 2003 so-called "Medicare Modernization" ... Act barred Medicare from negotiating discounts from drug makers was a sign that private companies would end up... This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! [more...]

Date: 2007-10-16 17:16:17
Blog: Buck Naked Politics...

Medicare to Stop Paying for Some Hospital Errors

Jane Zhang reports in today’s Journal. The Bush administration, in another step toward linking pay to performance in Medicare, ... law and proposed in April, takes effect in October 2008. Medicare said it will add three additional conditions next year. The effort “underscores the continued, steady CMS drive to become an active [more...]

Date: 2007-08-20 15:05:32
Blog: Washington Wire - WSJ.c...

Medicare drug plan signups scheduled for later this week

For Medicare recipients, Thursday will mark the beginning of the 2008 Medicare Prescription Drug Plan open enrollment period. Running until Dec. 31, it is a window of opportunity for people holding the Medicare Red, White and Blue Card --... [more...]

Date: 2007-11-13 18:51:54
Blog: Goldsboro News-Argus On...

Patient Safety as Job One

Good for Medicare! It will stop covering claims that stem from preventable errors. NYT, 19 Aug 2007 ... to my hospital administrator friends, "You asked for it!" Medicare is using a blunt weapon ... ," that such blunt instruments as the new Medicare policy will encourage, at gunpoint if necessary [more...]

Date: 2007-08-20 16:11:42
Blog: tompeters! management c...

Around Town: Working together

The Medicare Bus tour will be visiting Merced from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Thursday at 851 W. 23rd St ... and resources available during open enrollment to choose the Medicare plan that fits their lives. Fall open ... . The tour will be bringing together Medicare representatives to work with community partners, city [more...]

Date: 2007-11-06 09:10:00
Blog: MercedSunStar.com :: Me...

The Gotcha Game

The Gotcha Game November 14, 2007 Medicare D, the drug benefit for seniors, is an odd duck. It was structured by the pharmaceutical companies for their own benefit, and prohibited Medicare ... it works … scratch that. It doesn’t. Medicare D now enters its third year, and drug prices have gone [more...]

Date: 2007-11-14 14:54:09
Blog: Piece Of Mind...

Job Security in Sleep Medicine

A reader asks about the implications of portable home testing for OSA: Certainly some sleep labs will remain active ... and Medicare standards (Medicare standards vary region by region) are making RPSGT's increasingly in demand. For example in the following five states, all studies on Medicare patients must [more...]

Date: 2007-11-10 17:20:25
Blog: sleepdoctor...

Rahm Emanuel and Bruce Reed on Reitrement Health Benefits

They wrote Before We're 64 which appeared in The Washington Post on November 5 ... go to Medicare. Retirees would have to pay higher premiums than traditional Medicare beneficiaries ... : buying Medicare coverage for retirees ages 55 to 64. Retirees would get quality care from a program [more...]

Date: 2007-11-12 11:47:25
Blog: Trifles from Anderson, ...

Bill would place one-year hold on RAC program

American Hospital Association-supported legislation introduced Nov ... they are in compliance with Medicare policy concerning denials and appeals. Currently operating ... . 7 would place a one-year moratorium on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Medicare [more...]

Date: 2007-11-09 18:32:04
Blog: MHA's Executive Briefin...

Universal health care: It's affordable

I've been going back and forth on this issue for about 20 years, ... out. But we have an excellent template for universal care right under our noses: good old American Medicare. When you think of reform, think "Medicare for all." Medicare is what's known as a single-payer system [more...]

Date: 2007-07-30 05:45:33
Blog: Social Media...

Eliminate the Home Mortgage Interest Deduction

Problems with federal subsidization of home ownership: (1) ... and Medicare will move from 7% of GDP to today to 15% of GDP by 2050, and 13% in 2030 - and this is assuming that Medicare benefits remain stagnant, while historically Medicare has gotten ritzier and ritzier [more...]

Date: 2007-11-14 19:08:52
Blog: It's DELLISTACULAR!!!...

Expanding Medicare

Expanding Medicare by Natasha Chart Wed Oct 31st, 2007 at 02:18:11 AM EST " ... , 2007 Democrats "have got to embrace Medicaid and Medicare," which puts the Republicans in the position of "opposing what your mother's on." - Gov. Howard Dean, Oct. 19, 2007 Last night's debate [more...]

Date: 2007-10-31 06:29:09
Blog: Booman Tribune ~ A Prog...

More changes to come for Medicare beneficiaries

Just when life seemed safe with Medicare Part D, senior citizens are being warned that program changes are coming down the pike. That’s especially the case for low-income Medicare beneficiaries who are receiving a subsidy to cover their monthly premium. [more...]

Date: 2007-11-12 02:37:10
Blog: Local news...

A sad day

Since I’m about to get political – something I very selectively do on this blog so as not to distract the dialog from the issues surrounding living ... such as the National Institutes of Health, Medicare, Medicaid and community health centers. For months both the House ... have been lost without an institution like NIH. And then there’s the Medicare, Medic [more...]

Date: 2007-11-15 05:18:13
Blog: Living on the frontline...

Medicare to lymphoma patients: Go screw yourselves [Respectful Insolence]

Abel Pharmboy at Terra Sigillata has the full story. In brief, Medicare has slashed reimbursement for two radioimmunotherapy drugs Bexxar ( ... insurers base their reimbursement on the Medicare reimbursement rates, usually paying some percentage [more...]

Date: 2007-11-12 19:22:10
Blog: ScienceBlogs...

GWB vs. LBJ Redux

Last week David Lightman wrote a column for McClatchy Newspapers comparing the spending record of the current Bush administration to the generally ... . Then there was the 2003 Medicare prescription drug benefit — the biggest single expansion in the program’s history — ... , but not entitlements such as Social Security and Medicare — shot up at an average [more...]

Date: 2007-10-29 08:16:26
Blog: Divided We Stand Unite...

My letter to Senator Clinton

Dear Senator Clinton, Please accept my apologies in advance for interrupting you from your campaign for President of the United States with this ... patients with Medicare. As you may be aware, the costs of practicing medicine in Long Island are high and proposed cuts in Medicare reimbursement would have detrimental effects on my ability to remain [more...]

Date: 2007-11-09 22:08:06
Blog: The Independent Urologi...

I don't get it

-Under CMS’ comments, in an attempt to undue the “administrative burden” they will increase the certification period from 30 days to 90 days ... companies that administer Medicare Advantage plans. If my “back of the envelope” calculation serves ... enough thing to figure out? -lastly, survey data demonstrate that medicare advantage plans [more...]

Date: 2007-11-07 04:52:33
Blog: MyPhysicalTherapySpace....

Grandma Goes On Email Rampage

In Chicago, a woman by the name of Cathi Watson has had enough. Enough of seeing nothing but youthful images on the health club televisions, that is ... of their health. It’s a free service for those who belong to participating Medicare health plans or Medicare Supplement carriers. Some of the perks include: A free basic membership at a local [more...]

Date: 2007-05-05 05:29:03
Blog: Susan Murphy-Milano......

Beyond the Environment - Healthcare in America

Beyond the Environment - Healthcare in America Filed under: Uncategorized — Steve Balogh @ 10:51 pm I just got back from watching the movie Sicko, ... . A majority of my patients are on Medicare - so I have gained experience in “government run” health care ... -anonymity. Suffice to say, the services that I provide to patients are 100% covered by Medicare [more...]

Date: 2007-07-07 02:51:59
Blog: GroovyGreen.com - Start...

Feeding the War Machine

A recent blog post by a friend about what is coming to be commonly known as the "healthcare crisis" inspired me to add another chapter to the saga ... real insurance is Medicare. He could, especially now, work far more than he is, but due to receiving ... his Medicare, his only form of insurance. Somewhere along the way, he contracts HIV. (We won't even [more...]

Date: 2007-11-14 06:05:04
Blog: another cog in the murd...

Health Care Reform…the discussion continues…but whose voice?

Health Care Reform…the discussion continues…but whose voice? November 19th, 2007 These are considerations made from a “patient-centred” perspective ... the Sustaining of Medicare”. There are definitely strong forces that seem to undermine or are out to sabotage Medicare and any publicly funded suggestion and any other interest group. What was most [more...]

Date: 2007-11-19 13:53:57
Blog: Primary Health Care ...

VNS for Depression “New”? No, But Don’t Tell Wired

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a unique treatment used to treat a very small minority (less than 1%) of patients with epilepsy and depression ... -resistant depression (an ideal application for the device) for Medicare recipients. That’s a pretty ... value? Well, for one, the author could have noted that on May 7, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid [more...]

Date: 2007-05-25 21:04:07
Blog: Psych Central . Trusted...

Fixating on the stupid.

Secure Horizons, the HMO affiliated with AARP in this area, had promised my mother they'd rush an information kit to her...three weeks ago ... the concept of *headdesk*, I really do. My mother has to enroll in a Medicare supplement by December ... , you give me so much material. Tags: November 2007, AARP, medicare, doctors, health, family, stupidity [more...]

Date: 2007-11-09 20:20:52
Blog: Experiments in Mediocri...

Minor minor parties VI

I’ll now look at three parties which I think belong in the same section but I can’t think of a collective label for them ... in the direction of the country. Here is their youtube ad. Their policies include: - Medicare should ... for complementary and natural medicine efficacy is minimal or non existence. Medicare should not be used [more...]

Date: 2007-11-18 06:03:05
Blog: 403 Forbidden...

Side By Side Comparison

Stolen from Batux the Snarky Penguin: RomneyHillaryCareMedicare For All Enrollment method Requires individuals to purchase health insurance either ... -- all individuals residing in America are automatically covered by Medicare For All. Method of Funding ... lower-income insurance purchasers Already-existing Medicare payroll deduction, increased to [more...]

Date: 2007-09-23 14:12:10
Blog: Rook's Rant ...

Have you ever tried to put 9 trillion dollars in perspective?

The Heritage Foundation does it for you. Essentially it would be the equivalent of giving each and every American, all 300+ million of us, $29,700 ... , expanding yet another entitlement program - SCHIP. And Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid? So far they’ ... of future spending that will necessitate borrowing are Medicare and Medicaid. 4 These [more...]

Date: 2007-10-03 08:48:33
Blog: QandO - Free Markets, F...

Blankely Fires Blanks

Small-tent conservatives - - The Washington Times, America’s Newspaper Once before conservatism had to change before we gained national support ... to education, the proposed Medicare program and the Voting Rights Act. Today, there are few if any elected conservatives who would vote to outright repeal Medicare, the Voting Rights Act or cut off [more...]

Date: 2007-10-31 23:51:56
Blog: Daily Pundit...

Medical Sales Executive

Medicare (S) Pte Ltd are a medical equipment company and are looking for potential candidates to join us as: Medical Sales Executive Main Duties: ... Conduct product training and demostration Requirements: Min ‘A’ level or Diploma Good ... and stating the expected salary by CLICK HERE or mail to: MEDICARE (S) PTE LTD 20 Kramat Lane #04-07 [more...]

Date: 2007-11-17 07:34:01
Blog: Singapore Jobs Today - ...

For Sale: WellCare, gently used, only $5

This post should of been titled "Putting the 'oh shit someone told on us' in WellCare" See what happens when you cross The Angry Pharmacist (tm)? ... with the other big-hitters of the Medicare Part D crew, I wonder how many exec's of the other big Medicare Part D providers (Caremark, etc) are currently forging their books expected to be investigated [more...]

Date: 2007-11-02 07:27:09
Blog: The Angry Pharmacist...

The Brother in Law on Your Couch Vision of the Apocalypse

Note: I'd been meaning to write about consolidating housing for a while, and BoysMom gave me the push I needed. Thanks for getting me moving ... % of Medicare's entire present annual budget, according to this month's Harper's Index. That leaves ... , it is also true that Medicare will probably get stingier and more limited over time, the nursing [more...]

Date: 2007-08-19 20:12:24
Blog: Casaubon's Book...

HHS Announces Physician EHR Demo Project

Yesterday HHS announced that CMS will involve physicians in a five year demonstration project encouraging small and medium physician practices to ... comparison. For more info check out the HHS Press Release. Thanks to the Medicare Update blog ... We also anticipate that EHRs will produce significant savings for Medicare over time by improving [more...]

Date: 2007-10-31 15:11:53
Blog: Health Care Law Blog...

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