Managed Care/Medicare
No way to know if hospitals are prepared for disaster
New AMA disaster journal study finds no consistent performance measurements to evaluate hospital emergency preparedness
Date:
11/16/2008
, Publication:
AMA
, Author:
AMA
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/20288.html
Medicare Drug Plans Increase, Double in Some CasesDate:
11/14/2008
, Publication:
Fox News
, Author:
AP
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,451935,00.html
AMA supports rebasing the sustainable growth rate
We are closely examining Medicare demonstration projects, including the patient-centered medical home and other payment reforms ...
Date:
11/12/2008
, Publication:
AMA
, Author:
J. James Rohack, MD
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/20283.html
It's Very Unhealthy To Go Out Naked
It's dangerous to go uninsured, as all too many Americans know.
Date:
10/29/2008
, Publication:
MSNBC
, Author:
By Jane Bryant Quinn | NEWSWEEK
http://www.newsweek.com/id/165971
'The Doughnut Hole:' Elderly With Chronic Illnesses Stop Taking Medicine When Medicare Stops Paying
Many people in Medicare with diabetes, high blood pressure and other chronic conditions stop taking their medicine when faced with picking up the entire cost of their prescriptions, researchers say.
Date:
08/21/2008
, Publication:
Fox News
, Author:
Fox News
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,407923,00.html
Health Plan From Obama Spurs Debate
It is one of the most audacious promises in a campaign that has been thick with them.
Date:
07/23/2008
, Publication:
NY TIMES
, Author:
KEVIN SACK
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/23/us/23health.html?ref=health
Means Testing, for Medicare
No matter who sits in the Oval Office next year, there won&8217;t be many degrees of freedom in the federal budget. The main problem: Medicare.
Date:
07/20/2008
, Publication:
NY TIMES
, Author:
TYLER COWEN
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/20/business/economy/20view.html?ref=health
Calif. and N.Y. R.Ph.s smarting from Medicaid reimbursement cutbacks
Medi-Cal slashed reimbursement for prescription drugs in California by 10%, effective July 1.
Date:
07/02/2008
, Publication:
Drug Topics Daily News
, Author:
Judy Chi
http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Drug+Topics+Daily+News/Calif-an
Senate Democrats Attack Republicans on Medicare
Democrats moved swiftly on Friday to assail Republican senators for voting against a major Medicare bill and said the Republicans should be held responsible for a 10 percent cut...
Date:
06/28/2008
, Publication:
NY TIMES
, Author:
ROBERT PEAR
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/28/washington/28medicare.html?ref=health
Members of Congress urge one-year delay in Medicare bidding program for home medical equipment
Two letters signeed by 132 members of Congress urge a delay in the Medicare bidding program for home medical equipment.
Date:
06/05/2008
, Publication:
Drug Topics Daily News
, Author:
Sandra Levy
http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Drug+Topics+Daily+News/Members-
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