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- Medicare reimbursement changes likely influenced changes in prostate cancer treatment
Financial pressures from Medicare reimbursement changes may have caused physicians to switch from providing hormonal-induced castration to providing surgical castration for men with prostate cancer. Related PostsDid Medicare Reimbursement Changes Affect Prostate Cancer...Changes In Medicare Policy Might Have Prompted...Medicare policy linked to prostate surgery shiftThe Journal Of The National Cancer Institute...
Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:04:22 +0000 - Mental health services in the bush failing
Figures released by the Australian government show that a Medicare scheme aimed at improving mental health services appears to be failing to meet its original objective. Related PostsRep. Stark Introduces Legislation That Would Create...APA, Coalition Praise Effort To End Medicare...Mental health system computer problems hinder billingMedicare highlights mental health crisis
Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:18:50 +0000 - Medicare Part D drug plan administered by private health insurers
HELENA - Signed into law in December 2003, Medicare Part D was part of a sweeping, multibillion-dollar bill that brought the biggest changes to Medicare since the program was created in 1965. Related PostsMedicare-Administered Drug Benefit Would Be More Affordable,...Private Insurers Offering Medicare Prescription Drug Plans...Medicare audits show private plan problemsConsumers Should Review Their Current Medicare [...]
Sun, 13 Apr 2008 05:00:16 +0000 - Westchester Library System Opens Health Advocacy Resource Center in Shrub Oak
The Westchester Library System , in partnership with the Medicare Rights Center and the Sarah Lawrence College Health Advocacy Program, recently opened its second Health Advocacy Resource Center in Westchester County, located at the John C. Hart Memorial Library in Shrub Oak. The Health Advocacy Resource Center, a library-based health information center, was established to [...]
Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:12:28 +0000 - Is more health care better?
Medicare spends nearly 75 percent less per capital on chronically ill seniors in San Luis Obispo County during their last two years of life than on their counterparts in Los Angeles. That’s because elderly patients dying here are less likely to be poked and tested in a hospital during their final months and are more [...]
Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:07:02 +0000 - Medicare pay cut could hasten health care crisis
Congress is under pressure to fix a national doctor shortage that could worsen on July 1, when physicians who treat Medicare patients will get a 10 percent pay cut. Some say the situation is dire. One-third of the nation’s active doctors — or roughly 250,000 of them — are over 55 and likely to retire [...]
Sun, 13 Apr 2008 03:07:15 +0000 - Bush Proposes Linking the Medicare Drug Premium to Beneficiaries’ Income
President Bush proposed legislation to increase drug premiums for higher-income Medicare beneficiaries, which he said would generate $3.2 billion over five years. Related PostsBush Proposes Linking the Medicare Drug Premium...Bush Proposes Linking the Medicare Drug Premium...CMS informs some low-income Medicare drug plan...Medicare Acts To Reduce The Number Of...
Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:33:02 +0000 - Medicare’s Financial Woes
The latest report by Medicare trustees, all top officials of the Bush administration, contained the same bad news as last year’s report. Related PostsMedicare’s Financial WoesPlan’s financial health still at issueOverweight Americans To Weigh On Nation’s Future...Medicare Trustees To Issue Annual Report On...
Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:32:48 +0000 - Medicare’s Real Problem
To the Editor:. Related PostsMedicare’s Drug Benefit Tough to NavigateFBI: Detroit-area Medicare fraudCalif. Capitol braces for battle over health...Ideas to fix Part D lack real...
Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:20:09 +0000 - Medicare changes lead to psychiatric treatment boost
The Australian Psychological Society says there has been a marked increase in the number of people seeking treatment now mental health services are covered by Medicare. Related PostsStudy Finds Dual Eligibles Denied Access To...APA Applauds Senate Legislation Improving Medicare Part...APA Hails House Action To End Medicare...New Medicare Hospital Reimbursement Rule Should Lead...
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