Tag: Medicare

The Health Care Reform Bill: Infographic

With the close of oral arguments surrounding the constitutionality of the Patient…

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Encouraging Medicare News From Senate Republicans

I’m excited that four of the most conservative Senators are offering a serious plan…

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Raise Medicare Age? That’s Cost Shifting, Not Cost Saving

Mitt “Two Cadillacs” Romney in his Detroit speech on Friday said he’d…

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Medicare Quiz from Kaiser: Almost Everyone Can Learn Something

Kaiser Family Foundation has posted one of the most informative and well-packaged…

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Is Medicaid Cheaper and Better than Private Insurance?

The claim that Medicaid is better coverage than private insurance was all…

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No Savings from Raising Medicare Age

The Congressional Budget Office released an issue brief Tuesday that suggested lifting…

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Ryan-Wyden Reflective of Western Approach to Medicine

By now, it's old news that Republican Congressman Paul Ryan has worked…

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Wyden/Ryan Medicare Plan is a Loser

The Bipartisan Options for the Future white paper [PDF] by Ron Wyden…

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What to do About HealthCare Spending: Eat-Your-Spinach Budget Reforms

Democrats seem to have more “street smarts” than Republicans when it comes…

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Using Medicare Data to Rate Physician Quality

Last week, the federal government announced that it would allow Medicare claims…

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