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Hurricane Katrina Now Affecting Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security Legislation
Senate Majority Leader, Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), says that $10 billion in cuts to Medicaid requested by the Bush admini...
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Medicare Adds New Preventive Care Benefits in 2005
Starting January 1, 2005, Medicare will provide coverage for three new preventive benefits under Part B. The new be...
Read moreReport Finds Medicare in Far Worse Shape Than Social Security
Social Security's financial outlook worsened slightly last year, but the program's financial difficulties pale...
Read moreSome Medicare Drug Plan Enrollees Get Deadline Reprieve
Although the window of opportunity to change Medicare drug plans or sign up for a plan ends December 31, some drug p...
Read moreGuides Explain Medicare and Medicaid Coverage for the Disabled
The Kaiser Family Foundation has released two new guides that explain the role of Medicare and Medicaid for roughly ...
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Judge Orders Stop to Medicare Refund Collection Effort
A federal judge has ordered the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to halt efforts to collect refunds ...
Read moreNew Medicare Payment Method Causing Cuts to Home Health Care Services
A new payment method for Medicare providers is making it harder for some home health care patients to receive physical, occupational, or speech therapy. Under the new system, providers are refusing to cover some therapy services. ...
Read moreDoes Medicare Cover Ambulance Trips?
Medicare provides limited coverage of ambulance services. If you go to a hospital or nursing home by ambulance, the...
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