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Strong Medicare Advantage Returns Help NY Health Plans, Says Report
Most commercial health plans in New York maintained profits in 2008 despite the onset of the recession because they...
Medicare Advantage Benefits, Cost-Sharing Requirements Vary Greatly, Says Report
The benefits and cost-sharing requirements of the Medicare Advantage plans that serve 10 million Americans vary widely...
Some Savings in Senate Reform Bill are Unrealistic, Says CMS Actuary
By 2019, the number of uninsured could be reduced from an estimated 57 million to 24 million under the current Senate...
Senate Looks for Possible Compromises on Public Option
On the 11th day of Senate floor debate on healthcare reform, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) slowed down the...
Health Leaders Speak Out About MedPAC's Proposed Lower Payments for 2010
A draft recommendation to Congress released by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Thursday has hospital...
MedPAC: Regional Variation in Service Use Not Same as Medicare Spending
Across the country, regional variation in service use is not equivalent to regional variation in Medicare spending...
Web Exclusive: MedPAC Suggests Ending Medicare Advantage Overpayments
At about the same time President Barack Obama was telling the American Medical Association in Chicago about making...
Disagreement About Overloaded Physicians
A Massachusetts Medical Society report suggests a number of physician specialties are operating under severe labor...
Magazine: Editor’s Note: What if You Ignore the Signs?
Hatred of the hypothetical is a very American notion. We are a nation of dreamers and planners, but we are also people...
Magazine: Loose Lips
"I understand that this is not a fix. This is a Band-Aid. But it's a good Band-Aid." -Mark Thomas