Doctors say Medicare cuts will hurt patients
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Medicare patients will likely have a harder time seeing a doctor if proposed cuts to the program are implemented, according to a survey of doctors released by the American Medical Association on Monday.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Efforts to include more private insurers in Medicare may be costing the agency more money, new research shows.
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A new body will be set up to coordinate health research, but doctors fear it could lead to a cut in the budget.
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Medicare payment cuts will leave  more than half of clinics and doctors' offices that provide  cancer-fighting chemotherapy unable to cover costs of some key  drugs, oncologists said on Wednesday.
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Some Iowans may cut back on their coverage, and the state faces having to pay more for Medicaid, officials say. Sharply higher Medicare premiums announced last week by the Bush administration will have a double
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The federal government predicted Monday that the supply of doctors who specialize in treating critically ill patients probably won't keep up with the demand of the country's aging population.
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Doctors who treat the elderly and disabled will face a 10 percent cut in their reimbursement rates from Medicare next year under a federal rule issued Thursday.
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Patient care has suffered, say unions as Guardian analysis shows extent of underspend.
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The telecom company cuts medical benefits for its retirees.
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Home care provider will feel the pinch from lower Medicare reimbursement.
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Younger Americans who are overweight  today are threatening to hit the U.S. government's Medicare  system with big health care bills when they reach old age,  according to a report published on Tuesday.
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The financial pressures associated with cancer can have dire consequences for patients, a survey finds.
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The government may freeze Medicare reimbursements to long-term care providers.
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An end-of-the year push in Congress to stave off a 10 percent cut in the fees Medicare pays doctors has revived political interest in another thorny issue: whether physicians should be able to own the hospitals they send their patients to.
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Many experts are concerned that the new Medicare law will be unworkable for most Americans who live in nursing homes.
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Members of Congress expressed concern about new data indicating that Medicare pays private health plans more than it would cost to care for the same patients in the traditional program.
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The U.S. Medicare health insurance  program said on Friday it would reduce payments for anemia  drugs when used to treat elderly and disabled patients who are  undergoing kidney dialysis.