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Seniors' Healthcare Costs Soar, Even With Inflation Adjustment
Even after adjusting for inflation, costs of healthcare for seniors increased by about $2,000 per person over age 65...
Web Exclusive: MedPAC Suggests Ending Medicare Advantage Overpayments
At about the same time President Barack Obama was telling the American Medical Association in Chicago about making...
Increasing Medicaid Cost Sharing For Children's Care Would Impose Burdens, HHS Economist Says
Those who think Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program should increase families' out-of-pocket...
Web Exclusive: CMS Told to Reevaluate Actual Costs of Home Dialysis Treatments
Beginning in 2011, Medicare will begin paying for dialysis services for individuals with end-stage renal disease using...
Magazine: Editor’s Note: What if You Ignore the Signs?
Hatred of the hypothetical is a very American notion. We are a nation of dreamers and planners, but we are also people...
Magazine: 10 Events That Could Change Healthcare
No one knows what the future holds, but several scenarios could significantly alter the healthcare landscape and pose...
Magazine: Loose Lips
"I understand that this is not a fix. This is a Band-Aid. But it's a good Band-Aid." -Mark Thomas
Wisconsin health system finds savings in health quality project
Aurora Health Care’s participation in a federal quality improvement project helped the Milwaukee-based hospital...
Accounts Receivable Alert: The Significant Impact Potential of New Medicare Payment Reforms
Medicare and Medicaid Services finalized two payment reforms in August 2007, which took effect Oct. 1. These changes...
CareFirst pledges to plug Medicare drug gap in Maryland
In a public-private partnership to help thousands of seniors struggling to pay for prescription drugs, Maryland Gov...