Q: I supported health care reform and was so elated when it passed, however...Now I hear of cuts in payments to doctors for Medicare. So does health care reform mean health care on the back of seniors? A: No...
Question: What is the future for the doughnut hole for medication for people on Medicare?
The most significant improvements to the quality and safety of long-term care in the last 20 years were included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). But few people are aware of these changes because they have been overshadowed by all the controversy and misinformation that has surrounded the enactment of the comprehensive health reform law
No one knows for sure just how much waste, fraud, and abuse occurs in the Medicare system, but everyone agrees there’s plenty of work to be done. For example, one estimate says that Medicare could save as much as 30 percent if it could stop the delivery of unnecessary care.
Despite months of "the sky is falling" predictions from health reform’s opponents, Medicare Part D beneficiaries will not see huge increases in Medicare Part D premiums next year. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the agency that runs the Medicare program, recently announced...
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