Topic: Medicare
Andy Griffith pitches health care law to seniors in Obama administration's new TV adActor Andy Griffith has a new role: pitching President Barack Obama's health care law to seniors in a cable television ad paid for by Medicare. The TV star — ...
MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. authorities charged 94 doctors, nurses and clinic owners with scheming to defraud the taxpayer-funded Medicare program out of $251 million, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday. He said 36 defendants had been arrested so far in five ...
Cost issues dog new coverage program for uninsured people with pre-existing conditionsThe Obama administration is launching a special coverage program for uninsured Americans with medical problems this week, the most ambitious early investment of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. But here's ...
Obama renews health care bill pitch to a reluctant constituency, the elderlyPresident Barack Obama is turning his attention back to the massive health care bill he signed earlier this year, and trying to win over the most skeptical constituency: seniors. Obama is ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Doctors in some parts of the United States are more likely to tell Medicare patients they are sick than in other parts, researchers said on Wednesday in a finding that could explain regional differences in health spending. The study ...
Mixed review for new health care law says covering more still comes with greater costsPresident Barack Obama's health care overhaul law is getting a mixed verdict in the first comprehensive look by neutral experts: More Americans will be covered, but costs are ...
AP-GfK Poll: Surprising jump in opposition to Obama's health care law after he signs itOpposition to President Barack Obama's health care law jumped after he signed it — a warning to Democrats running for re-election this fall that his victory could become ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has picked a top health policy expert to run Medicare and Medicaid, an administration official said on Saturday, filling a role at the heart of his historic healthcare reform. Obama plans to nominate Dr. Donald Berwick ...
NEW LAW'S EFFECTS: AT&T Inc. will take a $1 billion non-cash charge in the first quarter. It may also cut health care benefits to current and retired workers. THE REASON: The new law no longer allows companies to claim a tax deduction ...
Health bill will squeeze industry profits but holds promise for long-term gainsWhen historians write the book on how President Barack Obama's health care overhaul became law, they'll need to leave space for some unlikely advocates: lobbyists for the drug, insurance and hospital ...
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Medicare Sleuths
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Social Security Medicare
Social Security Administration Commissioner Michael J. Astrue, left, accompanied by Health and ...AP News - -
Medicare Fraud Arrests
Attorney General Eric Holder, right, announces 36 arrests in Medicare scams during ...AP News -
