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Berwick Pushes Quality Of Health Care, Defends Reform Law

November 17, 2010 KFF Health News Original

In his first appearance before a congressional committee since becoming administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Dr. Donald Berwick told the Senate Finance Committee that the health law would help make the delivery of medical care more efficient and reduce its cost. KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey talks about the hearing.

Remaking Medicare: Saving Money Or Shifting Costs?

By Julie Rovner, NPR News May 4, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Lawmakers disagree, fundamentally, on how to save costs in the Medicare program and if recent proposals — like the GOP one passed recently in the House — will save money or just shift costs to Medicare patients.

Doctors In Small Practices Slow To Dump Paper Records

By Susan Jaffe, iWatch News July 7, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Despite carrots and sticks from the federal government, some physicians are leery about moving to electronic health records.

The Hypocritical And Reckless Attacks On The Ryan Medicare Plan — Guest Opinion

By James C. Capretta May 2, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Last week, the president said the country has serious issues to address. He’s right. One of the biggest is the budget challenge. Unfortunately, the president’s carefully orchestrated attack on the Ryan plan has made it much less likely that real progress will be made before 2013 to address the problem.

Seniors Should Consider Changes in Medicare Part D Plans

By Michelle Andrews November 2, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Open season begins Nov. 15 and beneficiaries need to check their options to make sure they are signed up for the plan that best meets their needs.

Analyst Offers Prediction About Medicare Advantage Plans

February 10, 2011 Morning Briefing

The AP reports that reimbursement rates for 2012 will be flat, according to an analyst’s prediction.

Changes Wrought By Health Reform? Well, Maybe Not

By Jonathan Cohn October 13, 2010 KFF Health News Original

The Obama administration has issued McDonald’s (among others) a waiver on some regulations in the health law. But that hasn’t stopped the McDonald’s story from becoming propaganda in the campaign to discredit and, eventually, repeal health care reform.

Deficit Reduction Plans Would Squeeze Medicare

By Mary Agnes Carey November 29, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Spurred by growing concerns about the federal deficit, plans to curb Medicare spending are proliferating – setting the stage for potentially bruising battles between seniors’ advocates and budget cutters.

Viewpoints: WSJ On Medicare Advantage, Texas Gov. Perry On ‘Fed Inroads,’ Med Students’ Health Policy Ignorance

February 25, 2011 Morning Briefing

A selection of editorials, including from the Detroit Free Press, the New England Journal of Medicine, The Wall Street Journal and the Seattle Times.

Some Hill Races Could Hinge On Seniors’ Anger Over Medicare

By Marilyn Werber Serafini October 26, 2010 KFF Health News Original

As emotions run high over the new health law, older voters’ concerns about Medicare cuts could be a deciding factor in some particularly close congressional races.

Attacking The Health Law: The GOP’s Confusing And Incompatible Arguments

By Jonathan Cohn November 8, 2010 KFF Health News Original

The Republicans and their allies spent a lot of time – and a lot of money – attacking the new health law and promising to undo it. And they did so with such a fury that almost nobody seemed to notice they were making a pair of arguments that were fundamentally incompatible.

ACOs Spell Gold Rush For Health Care Consultants

By Bara Vaida April 2, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Hospitals, doctors scramble for outside help in deciphering how to capitalize on health law’s “accountable care organizations.”

Campaign Claims: Health Law Myths And Facts

By Julie Appleby, KFF Health News and N.C. Aizenman, The Washington Post October 19, 2010 KFF Health News Original

The debate that preceded passage of the health-care overhaul resumed as a heated issue in the midterm elections. Politicians and advocacy groups seeking repeal of the law are making dramatic claims about the its cost and effects. How valid are they? We evaluate some of the most common criticisms.

State Progress On Health Law Implementation Follows Varying Paths; Meanwhile, ACOs, Waiver Processes Grab Headlines

February 9, 2011 Morning Briefing

Media outlets report on a variety of implementation issues, including anti-trust concerns related to accountable care organizations as well as questions about the reform waiver process and a House committee chairman’s efforts to reverse Medicare advantage cuts.

Health Care Cost Control Is Hard, And Humbling

By Austin Frakt November 3, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Though lots of different approaches to controlling health care costs have been discussed, it’s hard to know which of them will really work.

Obama Administration Launches Effort To Tout Medicare Preventive Benefits

June 21, 2011 Morning Briefing

The number of Medicare recipients who take advantage of these services has only increased slightly. The availability of these benefits was expanded by the health law.

From Florida To Oregon, Medicare Advantage’s Benefits

By David Gulliver August 6, 2010 KFF Health News Original

For the 11 million people signed up for private Medicare Advantage plans, their future with the popular program that has been designated for cuts in federal funding may depend on where they live.

Debunking Medicare Myths

By James C. Capretta September 2, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Critics say Medicare Advantage plans are inefficient and costly. But those same critics oppose vouchers for Medicare — even though that approach would set up a direct competition between the private plans and the traditional fee-for-service program.

Text: Berwick’s Prepared Testimony – ‘I Pledge To Be Open And Transparent’

November 16, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Tomorrow, Dr. Donald Berwick, the adminstrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is scheduled to testify before the Senate Committee on Finance. Here is an advance copy of his prepared statement.

House Takeover Will Give GOP Ways To Attack Health Law

By Marilyn Werber Serafini November 2, 2010 KFF Health News Original

With their House majority, Republicans plan to use all available legislative tools to challenge and change the health reform law.

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