Senior citizens in Medicare have reported being sold coverage they don't want or need. Some people ... if the federal government can enforce the proposed rules. Medicare proposed new rules Thursday to curb ...
... surveyed its members to measure the impact of pending Medicare payment cuts on their practices and on their patients. The questionnaire ... . The only option will be to downsize the practice and stop seeing all Medicare patients. I would hate this, but it will be the only option ...
(AP) -- Federal health officials will begin monitoring prescription drug usage by millions of Medicare participants in an effort to identify potential safety problems.
... . According to researchers, medical treatments for the six percent of Medicare beneficiaries who die each year comprise ... further concluded that providing more primary care to Medicare beneficiaries may improve the quality of end-of-life ...
... visits reduce hospital utilisation among Medicare beneficiaries at the end of life. The recently published ...
The Bush administration promised on Thursday to provide new protections for low-income Medicare beneficiaries to ensure they can get prescription drugs promptly, at minimal cost.
Despite a veto threat, the House moved to prevent a 10 percent cut in Medicare payments to doctors that was scheduled to take effect July 1.
Medicare pays $110 for a walker that Wal-Mart sells for $60, and medical equipment makers would like to keep it that way.
Democrats moved swiftly to assail Republican senators for voting against a major Medicare bill that would have averted a 10 percent cut in payments to doctors.
... a 10 percent fee cut, going into effect Tuesday, for doctors who treat Medicare patients ...
... surgeries, used to reduce pressure inside the eye, in Medicare patients. Also covered is research that may brighten the outlook ... blindness. Although the study population was diverse (Medicare patients who represented all areas of the U.S. and a range ...
... and military families at risk by siding with President Bush against a measure to prevent Medicare cuts ...
WASHINGTON, July 17 (UPI) -- The new Medicare law that was passed over U.S. President George Bush's veto contains "important changes" for participants, analysts said.
No matter who sits in the Oval Office next year, there won’t be many degrees of freedom in the federal budget. The main problem: Medicare.
... manufacturers are reaping a windfall from taxpayers because Medicare's privately administered prescription drug benefit ...
