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AMA Calls For Fix To Medicare’s Doctor Payments
Modern Healthcare: “With a sizable cut to Medicare physician payments taking effect in just one week, the American Medical Association is seeking clarity from Congress on its plan of action to stop the 21.2% reduction. … Recent attempts to pass a sustainable growth-rate fix in the House and Senate have failed…
Medicare’s Lessons for Health Reform
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www.americanprogressaction.org The Medicare program has successfully offered health insurance coverage to all Americans over age 65, as well as many people with disabilities, for more than 40 years. While the health reform debate has focused on changes to the health insurance market to offer a choice of private and public health plans, and Medicare exemplifies a universal, public approach to coverage, Medicare nevertheless offers a number of key lessons for health reform. According to a …
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July 30th: America’s Nurses, Doctors, Seniors Celebrate Medicare’s 44th Birthday And Toast The “Uniquely American” Healthcare Solution
Healthcare Advocates Will Present Congressmembers with “Happy Birthday Medicare” Cakes-And a Plea to Improve and Expand the Beloved Program What The former personal physician to President Obama will lead more than one thousand nurses, doctors, seniors, and healthcare advocates July 30th in marking the birthday of Medicare, and toasting the success of a “uniquely American” healthcare solution.
Advocates Push To End Medicare’s Two Year Wait For Disabled
There are 1.8 million disabled Americans who wait two-years to enroll in Medicare. Many say that waiting period can be devastating. Dallas Morning News reports: “Besides covering 38 million Americans 65 and older, Medicare helps pay for the health care of more than 7 million younger Americans who suffer from significant disabilities.
National Council On Aging And Medicare Diabetes Screening Project Launch New Program To Educate Seniors About Medicare’s Benefits For Diabetes
At a meeting sponsored by the National Council on Aging (NCOA) and the Medicare Diabetes Screening Project (MDSP), former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, experts in diabetes research and education, and representatives of senior-serving organizations from a four-state area gathered in Washington, DC to draw attention to the need for increased screening for diabetes among older adults ages 65 and older insured by Medicare.
Seniors Seek Help With Medicare’s ‘Doughnut Hole’
Senior and elderly advocate groups are calling on Congress to get rid of the “doughnut hole” in Medicare’s drug benefit as part of the larger efforts to reform health care, according to The Dallas Morning News. The “doughnut hole” forces millions of Medicare beneficiaries to bear the full cost of their drugs for a period of time once they exceed $2,700.
AARP On Medicare Trustees Report: “Medicare’s Accelerating Insolvency. Will Only Be Fixed By Comprehensive Reform In 2009.”
AARP Executive Vice President John Rother issued the following statement on today’s release of the Medicare Trustees report. “This year’s report by the Trustees is yet another clarion call for health care reform.
Decision By Medicare’s CMS To Deny Coverage For ‘Virtual’ Colon Cancer Tests Underscores Lack Of Evidence On Cancer Prevention
The decision by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to deny payment for CT colonography, also known as “virtual” colonoscopy, a radiographic examination of the abdomen, underscores the lack of sufficient evidence on the test’s potential as an appropriate option for the screening and prevention of colorectal cancer.
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