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Medicare - Suppliers Raise Concerns About Scheduled Reduction in Medicare Reimbursements for Power Wheelchairs
CMS on Nov.15 under a new policy will reduce Medicare reimbursements for power wheelchairs by about 35%, a move that might 'force suppliers out of business and leave severely handicapped consumers' without access to the devices, the Washington Times reports. Medicare currently reimburses suppliers as much as
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2006-10-11

SURVEYS AND POLLS - STORIES OF THE YEAR: MEDICARE, LATE-TERM ...
12-23-1997 SURVEYS AND POLLS - STORIES OF THE YEAR: MEDICARE, LATE-TERM ABORTION
RANK HIGH. In a poll investigating news items which ...
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1997-12-23

Capitol Hill Watch - Rep. Stark To Introduce Bill To Reduce Reimbursements for Medicare Advantage Plans
House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health Chair Pete Stark (D-Calif.) on Wednesday announced that by July he plans to introduce legislation to reduce Medicare reimbursements for private Medicare Advantage plans to help fund other health care proposals, CQ HealthBeat reports. The Medicare Payment Advisory C
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2007-04-26

Capitol Hill Watch - Senate Finance Committee Discusses Offsets for Estimated $15M to $18M Cost of Medicare Payment Delay; Bush Administration Requests June 16 Deadline
Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.) on Wednesday said a Medicare package that would delay for 18 months a 10.6% cut to physician fees would cost between $15 billion and $18 billion over five years, prompting committee members to begin discussions on how to offset those costs, CQ Today reports
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2008-05-08

Administration News - President Bush Expected To Announce Medicare Physician Fee Formula Proposal During State of the Union Address
President Bush likely will reveal his proposal for changing the Medicare physician fee formula during his State of the Union address on Monday, CongressDaily reports (CongressDaily, 1/22).Bush for the first time is required by law to send a Medicare savings plan to Congress after he releases his fiscal year
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2008-01-22

POLITICS & POLICY - STATE OF THE UNION I: HEALTH CARE IS THE FOCUS
... State of the Union address last night to outline several health care initiatives,
including allowing the near elderly to buy into Medicare, expanding federal ...
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1998-01-28

Medicare - CMS Issues Final Rules on Medicare Reimbursements for FY 2008
CMS on Tuesday and Wednesday issued final rules on Medicare reimbursements for inpatient hospital, inpatient rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility care that agency officials said would help ensure the program's long-term sustainability, CQ HealthBeat reports. The inpatient hospital care rule in fiscal
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2007-08-02

Medicare - Medicare Will Not Pay for Preventable Conditions Acquired at Hospitals
Medicare no longer will reimburse hospitals for the treatment of preventable errors, injuries and infections that occur in the facilities under a new rule scheduled for publication this week, a move that CMS officials said could save lives and millions of dollars, the New York Times reports. Under the rule,
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2007-08-20

Medicare - USA Today Examines New Policy on Medicare Part B Premiums
USA Today on Wednesday examined a 'controversial' new policy that will require higher-income Medicare beneficiaries in 2007 for the first time to pay a higher monthly premium for Part B than other beneficiaries, and other efforts by the federal government to 'raise new revenue from the rich.' Opponents, such
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2006-09-22

Medicare - CMS Seeks To Address Concerns About Medicare Beneficiaries' Oxygen Equipment
Laurence Wilson of CMS on Monday attempted to address concerns that Medicare beneficiaries could lose access to oxygen equipment next year because of a change in federal law scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2009, the AP/Boston Globe reports. The change will limit to three years the length of time that Med
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2008-12-17