Problems with New Medicare Law Persist, Including with Hotline
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The Bush administration, led by HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson, on Wednesday celebrated the one-year anniversary of the signing of the new Medicare law.
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Democrats say failed Republican policies are behind rising Medicare premiums that are leaving millions of older Americans scrambling for basic health care.
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One year after President Bush signed the new Medicare law, government officials and consumer advocates continue to be frustrated in their efforts to enroll low-income beneficiaries in the prescription drug discount card program.
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For more than a year, officials who run Social Security and Medicare have struggled to mesh their computer systems.
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Unpredictable hospital billing can lead to financial anxiety about the prospect of dealing with insurance companies even before a surgery has happened.
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com. Hospitals and nursing home facilities are battling over Medicareâs $5.4 billion funding for overnight rehabilitation care. The new ruleâs proponents say approximately
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It's a new way to push for patient safety: Don't pay hospitals when they commit certain errors. Medicare will start hitting hospitals where it hurts in October, and other insurers are hot on the trail.
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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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Jane Fumich and her team visit Cleveland's churches, public housing holiday parties and ward club meetings trying to give away the government's money &#151; without much success. A year after the Medicare overhaul became law, the Bush administration is struggling to get the poor signed up for a drug discount card that comes with &#36;1,200 in aid between now and 2006.
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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 Bush administration's efforts to carry out the first phase of the law have been plagued with difficulties.
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The challenges facing New York state&#39;s hospitals, nursing homes and home care agencies in 2005 will be substantial. In Albany, the Health Care Reform Act comes up for renewal in June, presenting
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Few Employers Say They Will Drop Coverage In 2006 When Medicare Drug Law Is Implemented - As businesses struggle to control rising retiree health costs, they are asking their retirees to pay more and plan to do so again in 2005, according to a new survey
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A major obstacle to the success of the new Medicare law has emerged in recent weeks: private insurers have told the Bush administration that they will not expand their role
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Staffing problems at the Social Security Administration could make it difficult for field offices to handle increased telephone calls and visits prompted by an upcoming increase in Medicare premiums, according to the Government Accountability Office.
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TALLAHASSEE -- Doctors and lawyers have been warring for years over why medical malpractice insurance rates are so high and what to do about it.
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Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) had hoped to introduce a new bill this month, but staffers say hectic events forced him to push back those plans until early next year.