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The research bolsters Medicare's efforts to prompt hospitals to reduce the number of patients who return quickly even though some experts assert that might be a sign of good care.
Sometimes patients who are kept in the hospital to monitor their condition are not formally admitted and must pick up a bigger share of the cost.
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After a federal investigation and the prospect of having to return Medicare reimbursements, the hospice
In a statement to the press Tuesday, the president emphasized the need to reduce the cost of health care in the U.S.
Some advocates are concerned that the Medicare Advantage plans have incentives to skim off the lowest-maintenance customers and leave the expensive patients to the traditional program.
A new analysis concludes that things like the prevalence of smoking, obesity and diabetes best explain why Medicare spending in some regions of the country is higher, instead of how medicine is practiced, as other researchers believe.
A new law sets schedules for providing details about medical claims in cases where a beneficiary suffers a personal injury due to someone else's negligence.
Richard Foster talks about the travails of trying to provide objective information to Congress and the White House.
Video: In his second inaugural speech Monday, President Barack Obama discussed the need to reduce health costs -- but also defended the importance of Medicare and Medicaid.
A survey finds that more than three-quarters of hospices have restrictive enrollment policies designed to keep away patients with high-cost medical needs.
For one San Diego Hospice, the trouble began with a federal audit.
At a White House news conference Monday, President Obama discusses how he sees Medicare, Medicaid and other health care spending factoring into the looming conflict over raising the federal debt ceiling.
Hospitals complain they are bearing the brunt of sustaining payment levels for doctors but the changes in Medicare were a long time coming.
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Under a program set up by the health law, payments to 1,557 hospitals will be increased, while 1,427 will drop.
This chart shows the average effect by state of the value-based purchasing program on hospitals' Medicare reimbursements per hospital stay for the federal spending year that runs from last October through September 2013.
This chart shows the effect, by hospital, of Medicare bonuses and penalties based on how well they performed on quality measures.
Those approaching retirement, employers pan proposals to raise the Medicare eligibility age.
A basic guide and resources if you want to get Medicare to reverse a coverage decision.
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