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Aug 17, 2010
Healthcare Reform: Republicans Aim to Kill… Medicare Cost Controls!
A Republican bill, called the Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act, would kill the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), which has the goal of reining in Medicare spending.
The bill proponents’ main point is that unelected bureaucrats — actually, 15 healthcare experts to be nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate — will decide how much we’re going to spend on Medicare. In fact, Congress will still have the power to block IPAB proposals by an up and down vote if the President doesn’t veto it.
Aug 16, 2010
Medicare trustees' upbeat outlook relies on big pay cuts for doctors
The Obama administration promoted the 2010 Medicare trustees report as evidence the health system reform law is helping shore up the program's finances. Critics said that outlook is based on unrealistic assumptions and misleading accounting.
Aug 14, 2010
White House criticizes Rep. Ryan's Medicare voucher proposal
Stephanie Cutter, assistant to the president for special projects, took to the White House blog Friday to lambaste Rep. Paul Ryan's proposal to turn Medicare into a voucher program.
Aug 10, 2010
Health Law Expands Medicare Coverage Of Preventive Care
Starting in January, the new health-care law will make it easier and cheaper for seniors to get preventive care. Medicare beneficiaries will be able to receive for free all preventive services and screenings that receive an A or B recommendation for seniors from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
Aug 10, 2010
As older people grow in numbers, experts seek ways to handle the coming boom
The tsunami looms: By 2050, nearly 90 million Americans will have passed age 65, and every corner of society will feel the impact. With our inadequate health-care workforce, outmoded retirement ideas and rigid housing policies, how can our country prepare?
Aug 7, 2010
Obama Says U.S. Health-Care Legislation Will Strengthen Medicare Program
Obama, in his weekly address on the radio and Internet, credited the overhaul of U.S. health-care policy he pushed Congress to approve this year with helping to preserve Medicare for generations to come.
Aug 5, 2010
Report Sees Help for Medicare, but Concerns Remain
Medicare is projected to run out of money at a slower pace than originally expected, due to promised savings in the new health-care law, but continued economic weakness has hurt Social Security's short-term finances, according to the government's annual report on the two entitlement programs.
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