Insurers Balk at Expanded Medicare Role
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A key component of the new Medicare reform law calls for private insurers to expand their role in Medicare so they would serve large multistate regions.
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Many cannot easily shop around for the best bargains on their drugs, as other Medicare beneficiaries are supposed to do.
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No big premium surprises will hit Medicare plan members in Oregon next year, but sponsors have tinkered again with benefits, tacked on fees and generally added to the confusion surrounding older Americans&#39; health care decisions.
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The nation&#39;s top health officials redrew the map of the United States on Monday to entice private insurers to offer Medicare coverage in 2006, including prescription drug benefits.
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The Mayo Clinic proposal doesnât advocate a government-run single-payer system, but urges private insurance companies to offer plans with many options.
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As insurers across the nation consider increasing coverage of medical weight-loss treatments, a Medicare advisory committee on Thursday will examine data on bariatric weight-loss surgery to determine whether CMS should expand coverage of the surgery as a
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The US government on Tuesday proposed expanding Medicare coverage for costly implanted heart devices, a decision expected to benefit makers Guidant Corp.
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Some industry analysts say an ongoing insurance bid-rigging scandal -- combined with rising health-care costs -- will build demand for online bidding on insurance policies.
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It appears competition is starting to heat up in this insurance sector.
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Physician reimbursement accounts for a third of the increase, and it could become a target for political battle. Washington -- The steep rise in next year&#39;s Medicare Part B premiums can be tied in part to
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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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Some key players in the legislative battle over medical-liability reform support attacking soaring malpractice-insurance premiums by making it harder for insurance companies to raise their rates.
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CMS officials on Tuesday issued a proposed rule that would expand Medicare coverage for implantable cardioverter defibrillators, a move that would increase the number of eligible beneficiaries by one-third, to about 500,000, the New York Times reports.
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Calls are deepening for the government to assume more of the costs of medical care through nationalized health care.
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Health insurance companies are offering more Medicare HMO choices this year, but some local seniors say they aren&#39;t interested.
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HE new, sharply higher charges announced for Medicare beneficiaries last week may prompt more elderly people to join Medicare health maintenance organizations operated by private industry
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The idea of making coverage compulsory to help reduce the number of uninsured Americans is gaining momentum, but questions remain.