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Media malpractice: the fourth estate is certainly doing its part for Obamacare. Ponnuru, Ramesh Essay Nov 2, 2009 1432
Humana, a large private insurer, told its Medicare Advantage customers that if Obamacare passes, "millions of seniors and disabled individuals ... could lose many of the important benefits and services that make Medicare Advantage health plans so valuable.". Brief article Oct 19, 2009 118
Social Security, Medicare running out of money faster than expected. Brief article Jun 8, 2009 134
Without any changes federal law. Brief article Aug 1, 2008 62
The Homemakers Health Services. Brief article Feb 2, 2007 68
IOM report: Medicare should switch to P4P. Feb 1, 2007 665
Critical Path Network: CMS expands preventive service coverage. Brief article Feb 1, 2007 114
Health reform support. Brief article May 1, 2006 98
Emergency department payments cut by CMS in final outpatient rule. Dec 1, 2005 990
Scully shares industry insights changes on the horizon. Kramer, Robert G. Jun 1, 2005 1001
The economics of health care: it's going to cost a lot more. Morris, Charles R. Apr 8, 2005 3942
CMS codes, coverage for wheelchairs and scooters. Brief Article Apr 1, 2005 319
CMS tackles chronic care costs of Medicare patients: use case management experience to get involved. Mar 1, 2005 1420
Economics as public policy. Weidenbaum, Murray L. Column Mar 1, 2005 881
Drug benefit burdens younger workers. Oct 1, 2004 325
Rising Alzheimer's rates, costs expected to 'overwhelm' U.S. health care system. Tucker, Miriam E. Oct 1, 2004 557
CMS launches $1 billion program for the uninsured. Sep 1, 2004 386
George W's next term through the budget crystal ball. Stoil, Michael J. Sep 1, 2004 1102
Washington is learning, to its astonishment, that the expansion of Medicare it enacted this winter is turning out to be more expensive than it had expected--although quotation marks need to be placed around the words "learning," "astonishment," and "expected.". Brief Article Apr 19, 2004 194
Cost of Medicare prescription-drug law skyrockets by $134 billion just two months after Bush signs into law. Brief Article Feb 23, 2004 222
Wretched excess. Feb 23, 2004 893
Privatizing Medicare: the bill will force millions to pay more for drugs, not less. Kiely, Harry C. Feb 1, 2004 674
Nice goin', Uncle Sam. Moore, Stephen Dec 31, 2003 664
A sense of entitlement: medicare's new expansion, and what to think. Turner, Grace-Marie Dec 22, 2003 1182
Congress is hard at work on a bill to get Medicare to provide prescription-drug coverage. Brief Article Nov 24, 2003 160
MEDICARE RATIONING AT STAKE IN CONGRESSIONAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE. Oct 1, 2003 1227
The battle for a prescription drug benefit. Benjamin, Georges C. Sep 1, 2003 1321
More entitlements. Hoar, William P. Jul 28, 2003 432
Ensuring proper global payments. (Practice Management Clinic). Isenberg, Steven F. Brief Article Jul 1, 2003 283
Michigan-Vermont partnership seeks to cut drug costs. (Bid to Boost Buying Power). Brief Article Jun 1, 2003 118
Medicare reimbursement culture creates 'biomedical gates' to care; new report says payment plans are hindering hospice mission. Jun 1, 2003 1584
Modernizing Medicare: the prescription drug debate. (Washington Insights). Shepler, Bob Jun 1, 2003 681
Medicare cut looms. (Short Takes). Hawkins, James A. Brief Article May 1, 2003 134
Medicare payments could drop by 4.2% in FY 2004. (Preliminary Analysis). Frieden, Joyce May 1, 2003 477
Congress finally delivers on Medicare fix. (Positive Update of 1.6% in 2003). Silverman, Jennifer Mar 1, 2003 721
Shaking up the drug industry. (Trends). Batstone, David Jan 1, 2003 735
A Risk and an Opportunity: What to do about Medicare. FRUM, DAVID Dec 9, 2002 1477
Medicare's 2003 budget climbs to $18.7 billion. (Health Care). Webb, Marion Nov 11, 2002 360
Using the Employment Cost Index to adjust Medicare payments: increases in the Employment Cost Index resulted in increased Medicare payments of more than $2 billion per year to hospitals; payments to other medical providers were also influenced by this index. (ECI and Medicare). Schwenk, Albert E.; Wiatrowski, William J. Oct 1, 2002 4577
Hospice Medicare benefit in need of changes: MedPAC changes offer new hope. Sep 1, 2002 1348
Hospice and Medicare: 20 years of growth. Sep 1, 2002 1064
Rationing inevitable and more attention to priorities needed. (Reports For Romanow). Brief Article Aug 19, 2002 221
Personal health care savings funds a promising avenue, says researcher. (Reports For Romanow). Brief Article Aug 19, 2002 218
Federal official signals county health support. Darmiento, Laurence Brief Article Aug 5, 2002 1380
Members of Congress aim to prevent Medicare cuts. (NH News Notes). Edwards, Douglas J. Brief Article Aug 1, 2002 302
UCLA Medical Center stands to lose in federal program cuts. (Health Care). Darmiento, Laurence Brief Article Jun 3, 2002 296
Alzheimer's claims allowed. (Policy & Practice). Imperio, Winnie Anne Brief Article May 1, 2002 82
Nursing homes struggle with looming Medicare cuts: Facilities near 'Medicare cliff' while dealing with increased-costs. (Health Care). Webb, Marion Brief Article Apr 8, 2002 749
Laboratory groups push for legislative priorities; new requirements set for laboratory directors. (Washington Report). Szabo, Joan Brief Article Apr 1, 2002 807
Medicare to increase inpatient payment rates. Jan 1, 2002 173
Medicare to pay for ED observation. Jan 1, 2002 410
CMS moves closer to standardizing medicare's advanced beneficiary notice; lab organizations launch website for patients. (Washington Report). Szabo, Joan Brief Article Nov 1, 2001 818
Bills for pills. Sep 1, 2001 137
The Week. Aug 6, 2001 4159
Needless Services Top Improper Medicare Billing. Brief Article Jul 1, 2001 97
ERRONEOUS MEDICARE PAYMENTS. Imperio, Winnie Anne Brief Article Jul 1, 2001 155
Needless services top improper Medicare billing. Brief Article Jun 1, 2001 91
Distinguishing Between Clinical Guidelines and Covered Services. HOOD, FRANCES J. Jun 1, 2001 1841
Bush Bilks the Elderly. Apr 1, 2001 1290
Can Anti-Union Expenses Be Used in Calculating Medicare Costs? Tammelleo, A. David Brief Article Mar 1, 2001 706
The high cost of free health care. Boan, John A. Feb 1, 2001 1768
Medicare clinical lab spending continues to fall; HCFA expands pilot study of waived labs. Szabo, Joan Brief Article Dec 1, 2000 778
Impact of the Transition to the Medicare Home Health Prospective Payment System. Brief Article Oct 1, 2000 697
Each State Feels Medicare Crunch. Schwartz, Ronald M. Brief Article Oct 1, 2000 314
On the Right - Under the Bed of Welfare. Buckley, William F., Jr. Brief Article Sep 25, 2000 720
Administration seeks additional funding for providers. (Short Takes: News at Deadline). Hawkins, James A. Brief Article Sep 1, 2000 193
Road of Opportunity Not Without Pitfalls. Brief Article Aug 28, 2000 697
Medicare. Brief Article Aug 1, 2000 186
Blanketed by RUGs. Brief Article Jul 1, 2000 610
PUBLIC POLICY - Bush's Breakthrough. Brief Article Jun 5, 2000 720
Spending drops for home care. Jun 1, 2000 44
President Clinton Submits FY 2001 Budget Proposal. Dotson, Betsy Statistical Data Included Apr 1, 2000 1708
Cutler and McClellan. Brief Article Mar 22, 2000 114
Priced Out. Gee, E. Preston Jan 1, 2000 1004
Giving back. ANDREWS, ELIZABETH Dec 1, 1999 484
Coming around. Nov 1, 1999 37
Relief in sight. ANDREWS, ELIZABETH Brief Article Oct 1, 1999 558
The battle for market share. MOORE, JIM Brief Article Oct 1, 1999 1320
What a relief. ANDREWS, ELIZABETH Brief Article Aug 1, 1999 417
Home sick. Jul 1, 1999 57
A Voice to be reckoned with. Jul 1, 1999 50
Big losses. Jun 1, 1999 53
Medicare cutback forces hospitals into layoffs. Parham, Jon May 31, 1999 1639
The Lone Ranger of long-term care. Stoil, Michael J. May 1, 1999 1008
A longer life. May 1, 1999 40
Saving Medicare: premium supports. (Health Policy Update). Benjamin, Georges C. May 1, 1999 1480
Medicare Scare. Apr 1, 1999 1850
Have another cup of coffee. Morrone, Anthony Cover Story Apr 1, 1999 2241
Revising your PPS base year costs. Jolley, Scott C. Cover Story Apr 1, 1999 1369
Bad Prescription. SULLIVAN, KIP Mar 1, 1999 3844
St. Vincent deals with change: hospital cuts 105 employees in expectation of Medicare losses. Smith, David Jan 25, 1999 1413
Medicare Trust Fund healthier. (Short Takes: News at Deadline). Hawkins, James A. Jul 1, 1998 436
Medicare private contracting: increasing patient choice and access? (Health Policy Update). Benjamin, Georges C. Jul 1, 1998 1570
Statement by Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, before the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare, April 20, 1998. Transcript Jun 1, 1998 3387
Reimbursement options other than PPS. Hyatt, Laura Apr 1, 1998 921
Adapting to PPS: the business realities. Hinkley, Nancy E. Cover Story Apr 1, 1998 1895
An update on Medicare consolidated billing. Wolman, Dianne Miller Apr 1, 1998 1140
PPS's $1,500 cap: hope for the best...plan for the worst. Zinn, Linda Interview Apr 1, 1998 2461
Health care spending rise at record low. (Short Takes). Hawkins, James A. Mar 1, 1998 376
Budget bill takes slash-and-freeze approach to lab fees. Albertson, David Column Sep 1, 1997 667

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