Medicare
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KHN: Senate Panel Kills Medicare Program That Offers Help On Enrollment, Billing Issues
June 17, 2016: By: Susan Jaffe, Kaiser Health News a national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. A program that has helped seniors understand the many intricacies of Medicare as well as save them mill...Read more >
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Strengthening Medicare Without Shifting Costs to Beneficiaries
April 06, 2016: When it comes to strengthening Medicare, it is important to avoid changes that shift additional costs to seniors. The Alliance recently submitted comments for the record to the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means Health Subcommittee regarding this...Read more >
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Strengthening Medicare Without Shifting Costs to Beneficiaries
April 06, 2016: When it comes to strengthening Medicare, it is important to avoid changes that shift additional costs to seniors. The Alliance recently submitted comments for the record to the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means Health Subcommittee regarding this...Read more >
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Kasich and Jeb Bush Mean Trouble for Seniors
February 11, 2016: John Kasich and Jeb Bush mean trouble for seniors and retirees. The New Hampshire primary results are in, and the top four for the Republicans were businessman Donald Trump, Gov. John Kasich (Ohio), Sen. Ted Cruz (TX), and former Governor Jeb Bush (F...Read more >
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Silver Tsunami to Bring 25 Million More Medicare Beneficiaries by 2036
January 27, 2016: [caption id="attachment_3359" align="alignnone" width="300"] Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator[/caption] The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that Medicare enrollment will grow by more than 30 percent over the next ten yea...Read more >
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End of Life: Medicare Will Cover Discussions
December 08, 2015: A September 2015 Kaiser study showed that 89% of Americans surveyed support the idea that doctors should have end of life discussions with their patients. Further, 81% also believed that Medicare should cover those discussions. When Centers for Me...Read more >
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End of Life: Medicare Will Cover Discussions
December 08, 2015: A September 2015 Kaiser study showed that 89% of Americans surveyed support the idea that doctors should have end of life discussions with their patients. Further, 81% also believed that Medicare should cover those discussions. When Centers for Me...Read more >
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Medicare Drug Discounts: A Sensible Solution for Deficit Reduction
December 02, 2015: As Congress debates reducing the deficit and demanding health savings, one area where Congress can find significant savings is drug costs. The government should use its bulk purchasing power to obtain the best possible price for pharmaceuticals under...Read more >
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Senate Passes Budget that Cuts $5.3 Trillion
May 08, 2015: The Senate voted 51 to 48 on Tuesday to pass the first joint congressional budget plan in six years, ratifying a 10-year blueprint that would cut spending by $5.3 trillion, overhaul Medicaid by turning it into block grants, and repeal President Obama...Read more >