Klein slights summit on medicare&#39;s future
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Prime Minister Paul Martin said yesterday that a first ministers conference on medicare merits three days, three weeks or three months of negotiation -- even as Alberta Premier Ralph Klein
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We shouldn&#39;t have been so shocked when the Bush administration sneaked out the news under cover of the Labor Day weekend that the Medicare Part B monthly premium is rising next year by 17.
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OTTAWA - Ottawa&#39;s latest $12 billion offer is not enough to fix Canada&#39;s health care system, some premiers are charging as they prepare for an historic three-day summit with the prime minister.
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OTTAWAâPremier Dalton McGuinty says the upcoming health summit will likely be the first of many meetings between the federal government and the provinces as they attempt to &quot;move the ball down the field&quot; on improving health care.
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As part of a deal to fix medicare, Ottawa is willing to discuss sweetening the equalization program that transfers financial help to the have-not provinces, provincial sources have told The Globe and Mail.
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OTTAWA - &quot;It&#39;s show, and we don&#39;t have the dough,&quot; Premier Pat Binns said as he headed into the first day of a summit on health care in Ottawa.
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Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on Wednesday that physicians&#39; Medicare payments will increase by an average of 4% next year, the Dow Jones/Wall Street Journal reports.
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WASHINGTON - The Bush administration said Wednesday that extra money it is paying Medicare managed care plans is leading to lower costs and better services for patients.
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OTTAWA (CP) - The premiers and territorial leaders cancelled a breakfast meeting Tuesday with the prime minister and used the time to draft a new proposal to fund medicare.
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Calgary - Premier Ralph Klein says he will only attend one day of a three-day health-care summit, opting for an oilpatch trade show instead.
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Maryland leaders raised hopes yesterday for a special session of the General Assembly next month that would focus on curbing insurance rate increases for doctors, but acknowledged that key details
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Lawmakers worked behind the scenes Thursday to reach agreement on Medicare legislation that would have a major impact on the bottom line for doctors, nursing homes, insurers and hospitals.
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US Medicare officials sought a compromise with private insurers on Monday by dividing the country into more regions, a ruling that could encourage more firms to broaden
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The Bush administration came out today in opposition to Democratic proposals to hold down the scheduled 17 percent increase in Medicare premiums next year, saying that
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President George W. Bush&#39;s bid to restructure Social Security and make tax cuts permanent competed with budget and trade deficit concerns during a two-day conference of economists and executives that began today.
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A day after President Bush touted his efforts to help the elderly cope with increased medical expenses, federal officials announced the largest premium increase in the Medicare program&#39;s
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Private insurers have told the Bush administration that they will not expand their role in Medicare if they have to serve large multistate regions.