Medicare

...as "an important step forward," the president lauded the legislators "for taking action to protect the care and physician choice that Medicare beneficiaries and TRICARE (military) patients have earned" in a statement issued by the White...

In this article: Pete Stark, American Medical Association, GOP, Barack Obama, California, and Texas

House votes to boost Medicare pay to doctors WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to boost Medicare payments to physicians in a move that could help shore up support from doctors for a sweeping...

In this article: U.S. House, Thomson Reuters, Small business, American Medical Association, NYSE, and Nasdaq

...doctors for a sweeping Democratic-backed healthcare overhaul. The House voted 243-183 for the bill that would stop a 21 percent Medicare pay cut for doctors next year and put in place an updated payment formula that would better reward...

In this article: American Medical Association, U.S. House of Representatives, Steny Hoyer, Joe Barton, and Barack Obama

...in higher premiums over the next decade as a result of legislation headed for a House vote that raises fees for doctors treating Medicare patients, according to an estimate by congressional budget officials. The increase is a result of...

In this article: AARP, American Medical Association, Tricare, Congressional Budget Office, and Nancy Pelosi

By Lori Montgomery A plan to slice $500 billion from Medicare over the next decade -- one of the most significant sources of funding for President Obama's health care overhaul -- would not jeopardize services for Medicare patients, reform...

In this article: Beneficiary, Medicaid, Congressional Budget Office, GOP, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, and Barack Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - The government paid more than $47 billion in questionable Medicare claims including medical treatment showing little relation to a patient's condition, wasting taxpayer dollars at a rate nearly three times the previous...

In this article: HHS, Fiscal year, Medicaid, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Barack Obama, Washington, and Miami, Florida