Key Senator Says Medicare Benefit Costs Too Much
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A senior Senate Republican said on  Sunday Congress should adjust the Medicare drug benefit to rein  in costs, even though President Bush has threatened to veto any  weakening of the plan.
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A Senate Democrat blasted the Bush administration Wednesday over plans to raise ticket fees for airline passengers &#151; a budget proposal that would pay for a host of homeland security programs.
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Federal officials say rising costs, increased payments and some new benefits mean Medicare must raise its Part B premium 17% next year for most of the nearly 42 million seniors and disabled people covered by the program.
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New cost estimates have prompted many lawmakers to say they want to revisit the new prescription drug benefit law.
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A lawmaker's inquiry could slightly increase the cost of the Medicare drug benefit if its results are publicized, congressional auditors said Tuesday.
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TONY EASTLEY: Labor&#39;s Health spokeswoman, Julia Gillard, is standing by the costings in Medicare Gold and says contrary to the Government&#39;s claims, the Opposition has submitted its policy to the departments of Treasury and Finance for scrutiny.
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The costs of caring for elderly  people with diabetes, a growing population, are threatening to  overwhelm the system designed to pay for their medical care,  according to a new analysis of Medicare claims.
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Gov. Edward G. Rendell of Pennsylvania, who campaigned as a health care reformer, is learning that to contain costs is to pluck dollars from someoneâs pocket.
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Sen. Patty Murray speaks out on why she thinks the Bush budget shortchanges VA health care--and what Democrats in Congress should do about it.
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Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in private, managed care plans cost the government 12.4 percent more than those in the traditional program last year, for a total cost of more than $5.2 billion, according to a study released Thursday.
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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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A top Senate Democrat unveiled a $156 billion economic stimulus package Monday that awards rebates to senior citizens living off Social Security and extends unemployment benefits, setting up a clash with President Bush and House leaders pushing a narrower package.
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The private health insurance industry says independent economic modelling shows Labor&#39;s Medicare Gold policy would be too expensive in the long-term.
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AT THE MOMENT, the precise numbers and costs of the health care reforms proposed by President Bush and Sen. John F. Kerry are the subject of angry campaign rhetoric.
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A nationally funded pharmacare plan proposed by the premiers will be too costly, the federal Finance Minister said Thursday, and acknowledged that this September&#39;s meeting with the first ministers may include some head-butting over ...
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Home care provider will feel the pinch from lower Medicare reimbursement.
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Medicare premiums for doctor visits are going up a record $11.60 a month next year. The Bush administration says the increase reflects a strengthened Medicare, while Democrats complain that seniors are being unfairly socked...