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medicare
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Bill expanding Medicare dental care faces uphill climb in Congress
America’s 55 million Medicare beneficiaries would receive comprehensive dental, vision and hearing benefits under a bill introduced this month in…
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GAO confirms Center for Public Integrity’s findings on Medicare Advantage overspending
In a report last week, the U.S. Government Accountability Office confirmed what Fred Schulte and other journalists at the Center…
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Indiana project to reduce hospitalization of nursing home residents gets boost
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) thinks Indiana University may be on to something when it comes to…
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Knees and hips and what they could reveal about ACA’s quality drive
The Affordable Care Act created many opportunities for Medicare to test new ways of paying for health care. One of…
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AHCJ update: Three years of Medicare provider payment data for your state
In 2014, Medicare paid more than $78 billion to surgeons, ambulance services, podiatrists, hospice services, eye doctors, family physicians, speech,…
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Chicago panel explores the world of drug pricing
A blockbuster hepatitis C drug costs $84,000, straining state budgets. Martin Shkreli acquires the rights to a generic and raises…
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Proposed budget compromise includes gradual increase in Medicare premiums
While much of America was watching the New York Mets and Kansas City Royals battle it out for 14 long…
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Things to watch for as Medicare open enrollment gets underway
This week marks the start of Medicare’s open enrollment period, when beneficiaries can shop for a Medicare Advantage (MA) or…
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Report examines Medicaid’s role in community-based care for dual eligibles
Some low-income seniors who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid — the dual eligibles — have the chance to age…
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Journalists, FOIA and the law: When should reporters sue?
The job of a journalist is to seek the truth and report it. To provide comprehensive and fair accounts of…