News results: "Medicare Spending"

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Health

Obama’s Budget Outline

Obama’s Budget Outline

President Obama promised more money for conservation and renewable energy in his budget outline...
» read full story February 26th, 2009 - 23:49
Medicare Decides to Expand Coverage for Cancer Drugs

Medicare Decides to Expand Coverage for Cancer Drugs

  Doctors and patients who need Medicare reimbursement for certain experimental treatments...
» read full story January 28th, 2009 - 14:20
Children’s Health Program Goes to Senate for Approval

Children’s Health Program Goes to Senate for Approval

The bill intended to expand healthcare for children in low-income families is expected to breeze...
» read full story January 15th, 2009 - 13:22
National Health Spending Continues to Rise, But at Slower Rate

National Health Spending Continues to Rise, But at Slower Rate

According to a study published in the today’s issue of the journal Health Affairs, national...
» read full story January 06th, 2009 - 11:20

George Bush’s Health Care Legacy

The Bush administration has failed too many times in providing a good health care system. Firstly,...
» read full story January 03rd, 2009 - 11:58
Medicaid Spending Expected to Rise to $674 by 2017

Medicaid Spending Expected to Rise to $674 by 2017

Federal and state Medicaid spending is expected to grow annually at a rate of 7.9 percent over the...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 14:40
Confusion around Health Care Plans Offered by McCain and Obama

Confusion around Health Care Plans Offered by McCain and Obama

Both presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain agree that Americans are spending too...
» read full story October 02nd, 2008 - 14:30
Health Care Costs Increase, Family Income Stays The Same

Health Care Costs Increase, Family Income Stays The Same

A survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust found...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 14:00
Health-Care Coverage Costs to Increase in 2009

Health-Care Coverage Costs to Increase in 2009

U. S. workers with job-based health insurance can expect health-care coverage to climb nearly 9...
» read full story September 23rd, 2008 - 14:00
Report: Disease Prevention Pays Off Five to One

Report: Disease Prevention Pays Off Five to One

Trust for American Health, a nonprofit health advocacy group, found that disease prevention...
» read full story July 17th, 2008 - 21:17
Huge Variations in Medicare Spending among Hospitals, Study Finds

Huge Variations in Medicare Spending among Hospitals, Study Finds

New research on Medicare spending shows unexplained variations in the amount, intensity and cost...
» read full story April 07th, 2008 - 13:46
Lilly's Alzheimer Drug Enters Phase III Trials

Lilly's Alzheimer Drug Enters Phase III Trials

Eli Lilly announced that it prepares a phase III trial for its experimental drug for Alzheimer's,...
» read full story March 31st, 2008 - 22:59
One in Eight US Baby Boomers Will Likely Develop Alzheimer's

One in Eight US Baby Boomers Will Likely Develop Alzheimer's

About 14 million or nearly 18 percent of the United States’ 79 million baby boomers will...
» read full story March 18th, 2008 - 15:54
Health Care Costs to Double by 2017

Health Care Costs to Double by 2017

The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Monday that total health care spending...
» read full story February 27th, 2008 - 18:18
US Health Care Spending Expected to Boom over the Next Decade

US Health Care Spending Expected to Boom over the Next Decade

A new federal study revealed that government spending on health care could double by 2017,...
» read full story February 26th, 2008 - 10:43
Health Spending Growth Up Slightly in 2006, Still Exceeded $2 Trillion

Health Spending Growth Up Slightly in 2006, Still Exceeded $2 Trillion

Medicare spending jumped 19 percent in 2006, the fastest rate of growth in 25 years, after a...
» read full story January 08th, 2008 - 13:04
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Business

Medicare Decides To Expand Coverage For Cancer Drugs

Medicare Decides To Expand Coverage For Cancer Drugs

  Doctors and patients who need Medicare reimbursement for certain experimental treatments...
» read full story January 28th, 2009 - 21:27
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Science

National Health Spending Continues To Rise

National Health Spending Continues To Rise

According to a study published in the today’s issue of the journal Health Affairs, national...
» read full story January 07th, 2009 - 07:54
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U.S.

National Health Spending Is Slowly Rising

National Health Spending Is Slowly Rising

According to a study published in the today’s issue of the journal Health Affairs, national...
» read full story January 06th, 2009 - 14:02
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World

Medicare Payment Error Rate Higher Than Said

Medicare Payment Error Rate Higher Than Said

The inspector general at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services denounced Medicare for...
» read full story August 26th, 2008 - 15:16
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Specials

The Growth Rate in Health Care Spending in US Lower

The Growth Rate in Health Care Spending in US Lower

The increase in health care spending in the US was the smallest since 1998 due to the growing use...
» read full story January 07th, 2009 - 13:30
Many Physicians Would Quit

Many Physicians Would Quit

Almost 50 percent of primary-care doctors surveyed said they would seriously think about working in...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 22:04
Angioplasty Overused in Heart Patients

Angioplasty Overused in Heart Patients

Percutaneous coronary intervention, or PCI is the clinical name for angioplasty and cardiac...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 14:42
Medicare Prescription Drug Premiums Will Rise in 2009

Medicare Prescription Drug Premiums Will Rise in 2009

Medicare’s beneficiaries will see a premium increase in their current plan. The typical medical...
» read full story August 15th, 2008 - 13:50

The U.S. Administration Predicts a Record $483 Billion Deficit For 2009

The White House estimated Monday that President Bush would leave a record $482 billion budget...
» read full story July 30th, 2008 - 15:06
Politicians Share Personal Alzheimer’s Woes

Politicians Share Personal Alzheimer’s Woes

In an attempt to make the Congress more aware of the catastrophic consequences of Alzheimer’s...
» read full story May 15th, 2008 - 10:53
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