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  • October 2008

    • Prospect of 'McCaincare' Terrifies Krugman

      New York Times  |  Oct 6, 08 2:31 PM CDT

      Prospect of 'McCaincare' Terrifies Krugman

      (Newser) - John McCain’s health care plan seems designed for “comforting the comfortable while afflicting the afflicted,” writes Paul Krugman in the New York Times . McCain “wants to blow up the current system” by junking the tax break for employer-provided insurance. To compensate for the lost insurance, McCain offers families a $5,000 credit. But $5,000 won’t buy insurance for a family, especially one with any health problems. More »

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      John McCain  • Election 2008  • Medicare  • health care reform

    • McCain Health Plan Would Shrink Medicare, Medicaid

      Wall Street Journal  |  Oct 6, 08 12:05 PM CDT

      McCain Health Plan Would Shrink Medicare, Medicaid

      (Newser) - John McCain’s health care plan, based on tax credits, would be funded by cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, which analysts say could amount to some $1.3 trillion over a decade. The move would allow McCain to uphold his pledge of a “budget neutral” health strategy, the Wall Street Journal reports, but the cuts appear to run counter to campaign statements that suggest tax increases would pay for the plan. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Election 2008  • health care  • Medicare  • Medicaid  • tax credit

  • August 2008

    • Medicare Fudged Fraud Figures: Report

      New York Times  |  Aug 21, 08 8:50 AM CDT

      Medicare Fudged Fraud Figures: Report

      (Newser) - Medicare's boasts of having reduced fraud by billions are misleading, a draft report obtained by the New York Times finds. Auditors were told to ignore procedures that would have accurately measured fraudulent claims for medical equipment, the draft report says.   Proper methods would have revealed an estimated $2.8 billion in fraud in 2006, instead of the $700 million reported to Congress. More »

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      corruption  • fraud  • health insurance  • Medicare  • Medicaid

  • July 2008

    • House, Senate Override Bush Veto on Medicare

      CNN  |  Jul 15, 08 5:56 PM CDT

      House, Senate Override Bush Veto on Medicare

      (Newser) - Congress today overrode President Bush's veto of legislation on Medicare, ensuring that payments to doctors won't be cut by nearly 11%, CNN reports. The House voted 383-41, and the Senate followed 70-26 to override the president for only the fourth time during his presidency. Bush says the legislation doesn't address the program's fundamental problems, but lawmakers feared doctors would stop providing services if their payments were cut. More »

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      Senate  • House of Representatives  • Medicare  • presidential veto  • veto override

    • Kennedy Returns to Senate

      CNN  |  Jul 9, 08 4:01 PM CDT

      Kennedy Returns to Senate

      (Newser) - Edward Kennedy returned to the Senate today for the first time since his surgery for brain cancer to cast a vote on Medicare legislation, CNN reports. Fellow senators greeted him with a long standing ovation. Kennedy, 76, made a thumbs-up gesture after casting his vote with a loud "aye." His vote helped Democrats break a GOP filibuster and overturn a 10% cut in Medicare payments to doctors. More »

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      Senate  • Ted Kennedy  • Medicare  • brain cancer

    • Dems Ready to Slap McCain on Medicare Bill

      The Hill  |  Jul 9, 08 12:37 PM CDT

      Dems Ready to Slap McCain on Medicare Bill

      (Newser) - Democrats are preparing to attack John McCain for hurting doctors, the elderly, and veterans—all by not showing up, The Hill reports. Medicare legislation to stave off a 10.6% cut in physician payments is one vote short in the Senate, and the presumptive GOP nominee, repeatedly absent when it has come to the floor, will be MIA again today. Any of 39 Republicans standing against the measure could help McCain dodge a bullet by switching sides. More »

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      John McCain  • Senate  • elderly  • Medicare  • American Medical Association  • physician

    • McCain Vows to Balance the Budget

      Politico  |  Jul 7, 08 1:44 PM CDT

      McCain Vows to Balance the Budget

      (Newser) - John McCain will pledge to balance the budget by the end of his first term, Politico reports, promising spending and entitlement programs, including Social Security, in a policy paper released today. McCain is renewing a promise he’d backed off from in April—a vow likely to excite his fellow Republicans, but already drawing Democrat derision. More »

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      John McCain  • McCain 2008  • economy  • Social Security  • Medicare  • budget  • spending  • entitlement programs  • balanced budget

  • June 2008

    • Medicare Fraud Runs Rampant

      Washington Post  |  Jun 13, 08 1:34 PM CDT

      Medicare Fraud Runs Rampant

      (Newser) - Health care fraud is rampant, especially in South Florida and the LA area, and surprisingly easy to pull off, reports the Washington Post. The 11-digit annual price tag could be smaller if investigators focused more on the fact that Medicare, for example, is "highly vulnerable" to scam artists and less on billing irregularities and unorthodox treatments, experts say. More »

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      fraud  • Michael Mukasey  • Medicare  • health care industry

    • Congress: No More Scribbled Scrips, Doc

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 12, 08 4:29 PM CDT

      Congress: No More Scribbled Scrips, Doc

      (Newser) - Senators from both sides of the aisle are pushing doctors away from their prescription pads and towards electronic prescribing, the Chicago Tribune reports. Politicians and lobbyists hope the new system will cut down on mis-filled prescriptions and harmful, but avoidable, drug interactions. More »

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      drugs  • medicine  • doctor  • prescription drugs  • Medicare  • legislation  • pharmacy  • electronic prescriptions

  • April 2008

    • Medicare May Be Behind Prostate Treatment Move

      USA Today  |  Apr 7, 08 11:40 AM CDT

      Medicare May Be Behind Prostate Treatment Move

      (Newser) - Slashed Medicare reimbursement might have altered how doctors treat prostate cancer, pushing them to favor castration surgery over hormone therapy, USA Today reports. A study in the journal Cancer shows hormone-therapy injections jumped in the 1990s and early 2000s, while castration surgeries decreased. But when Medicare halved what it paid for the therapy, injections dropped 14% and surgical castration rose 4%. More »

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      doctor  • surgery  • Medicare  • prostate cancer  • urology  • hormone therapy

  • March 2008
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