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Senate approves delaying physician pay cut until Oct. 1 Health Leaders Media Share     The Senate voted this afternoon to delay a 21.2 percent physician pay cut in Medicare reimbursement until Oct. 1. Overall, the Senate approved a $138 billion package of legislation, including tax extenders and unemployment aid that the White House said is critically important to the country's economic recovery. The vote was 62 to 36. More
Social Security: Lower income might lower Medicare Part B premium Mansfield News Journal Share
If you have Medicare coverage and pay a higher Part B premium because of a high income, here's some news that may be comforting. If you have experienced a significant reduction in your overall income, Social Security might be able to reduce the amount of your Medicare Part B premium as well. More Health care industry sick with medical waste CNN Share
In a home office, slipped inside file cabinets and stacked on top of workspaces, Cindy Holtzman has amassed a collection of "medical waste." She's not hoarding used syringes or old bandages. She's hanging on to hospital bills that are loaded with outrageous examples of money that was poorly spent. More Settlements over dropped insurance lanquish San Francisco Chronicle Share
A state committee in California is questioning why so few California consumers are taking advantage of settlements reached between state regulators and health insurers over the controversial industry practice of dropping coverage of members after they got sick. More Health reform passes the cost test The Wall Street Journal Share
Many people are worried that the health-care reform proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats will fail to bend the "cost curve." A number of commentators are urging no votes because of this, and Republicans have asked the president to start health reform over, focusing squarely on the issue of cost reduction. These calls overlook the actual legislation. Over the past year of debate, 10 broad ideas have been offered for bending the health-care cost curve. The Democrats' proposed legislation incorporates virtually every one of them. Here they are. More |
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