Tag: Medicare
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Here are the seven factors driving health care cost increases
Escalating health care costs are everybody’s problem and no one entity’s fault. Julie Appleby at Kaiser Health News reports that the United States spends about18 percent of its gross domestic...
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One of Humana’s plans to get 5% more in Medicare payouts under bonus plan that rewards proof of preventive care
The Courier-Journal reports that Louisville-based Humana Inc. will get 5 percent more in Medicare payments and the highest rating for one of its health plans under a government program that...
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Kaiser study estimates how changing Medicare to a premium-support plan like Ryan’s would cost differently by state and region
A Kaiser Family Foundation study has looked into what Medicare beneficiaries might pay under a “premium support” system that relies on competitive bidding, like the one proposed by House Budget Committee...
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Home-health agency for Madison, Estill and Powell counties says it has to cut staff because of issues with Medicaid and Medicare
Declining reimbursements from Medicaid and Medicare are behind the Madison County Health Department‘s layoff of seven home-health employees last week. Director Nancy Crew said the cuts should not mean a...
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Government says health-reform law to save average Kentuckian with Medicare coverage $5,000 through 2022
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will likely save the average person with traditional Medicare coverage $5,000 from 2010 to 2022,...
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CNN’s fact-checking of ‘Medicare’s impending bankruptcy’ shows the program is not likely to go under soon, or ever
That giant whooshing sound you just heard may have been the sound of millions of baby boomers letting out of sigh of relief. That’s because CNN.com did some much needed...
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Medicare is a hot topic on the presidential campaign trail; federal agency says reform has saved seniors money
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and runningmate Paul Ryan talk health care in New Hampshire. Photoby Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe. The federal health reform law continues to be...
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Aetna buying Coventry, which manages some Medicaid care
Aetna will buy Coventry Health Care for about $5.6 billion as the third-largest health insurance company poises itself for more Medicare and Medicaid patients under the federal health-care reform law....
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Rural hospital coalition urges Congress to spare Medicare programs that shore up rural health care
A coalition of rural hospitals are lobbying Congress to keep two Medicare programs that the National Rural Health Association says are vital to keep hundreds of smaller hospitals going. The...
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Safety-net hospitals could get hit hardest in Oct. when patient ratings will influence Medicare and Medicaid payments
When hospitals start getting paid based on the perceived quality of care they provide to their Medicare and Medicaid patients, so-called “safety net” hospitals, a last resort for the poor,...