A new Medicare law—the Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act, or MACRA—went on the books April...
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New federal law precludes people from buying coverage for...
A new federal law, which Obama signed on April 16, precludes people with Medicare from buying...
Proposed Medicare premium hike would weaken Medicare
In late March, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill with bi-partisan support that would...
Significant drop in hospital infection rates since 2010
When we’re hospitalized, most of us worry about getting good treatment for the condition for...
Most Americans want the choice of a government-administered...
A December 2014 New York Times/CBS News poll shows that almost six in ten Americans (59 percent)...
Americans with Medicare are most satisfied with our health care...
According to two Gallup polls over the last year, people over 65 with Medicare are more satisfied...
Medicare’s future is bright
In the second part of his presentation to the National Academy on Social Insurance, Medicare and...
Medicare controls costs while private insurers sit idly by
In a presentation to the National Academy on Social Insurance that traces Medicare’s 50-year...
Access to care a serious problem in Medicaid managed care plans
A recent report by the HHS Office of the Inspector General reveals that private companies offering...
How Obama’s 2016 proposed budget hurts older Americans
The President’s 2016 proposed budget hurts older Americans with Medicare. While...