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Posted May 21, 2013 10:21 EST
Does Medicare Overpay Private Plans? The Debate Heats Up
by John Wasik / The Medicare NewsGroup
A recently released analysis of government data by America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the main health insurance lobby, found that seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans in California and Nevada had better health outcomes than patients enrolled in Traditional Medicare.
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Posted May 09, 2013 5:45 EST
Medicare Payment Systems, Public Financing Examined in Health Affairs Reports
by The Medicare NewsGroup
Several studies in the May 2013 edition of Health Affairs examine how changes to the Medicare payment system affect providers and beneficiaries. The pieces run the gamut from bundled payments to public financing of the program to an examination of the spinoff impact of Medicare provider reimbursement cuts.
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Posted May 09, 2013 5:45 EST
Reports in Health Affairs Explore Medicare Spending Growth, Impact on Beneficiaries
by The Medicare NewsGroup
Medicare spending growth and beneficiary costs are the subject several reports in the May 2013 edition of Health Affairs. The new research delves into topics ranging from the rate of health care spending growth to how supplemental insurance coverage influences Medicare spending growth to how reductions in the growth rate could increase costs for beneficiaries.
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Posted May 09, 2013 5:00 EST
Health Affairs Reports Address Care, Costs
by The Medicare NewsGroup
The May 2013 edition of Health Affairs included two studies and analysis on how improving care can result in cost savings. One addressed possible savings on postacute care, and the other examined the possibility of an integrated benefit plan that would promote high-value care.
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Posted May 08, 2013 6:46 EST
Storify: MNG, Poynter Journalism Workshop Explores Medicare Issues
by Kimber Solana / The Medicare NewsGroup
The Medicare NewsGroup welcomed 24 health care journalists at a workshop to learn about the issues relating to Medicare. The event, Covering Medicare: Care, Cost, Control and Consequences, featured 10 renowned health care experts and took place May 5–7 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Posted April 29, 2013 8:51 EST
Intensive Medicare Journalism Workshop Attracts Prominent Experts and Health Care Reporters
by Alison Szot/The Medicare NewsGroup
The Medicare NewsGroup will welcome 24 health care journalists at a workshop to learn about the issues relating to Medicare. The event, named Covering Medicare: Care, Cost, Control and Consequences, will feature 10 renowned health care experts and take place May 5–7 in St. Petersburg, Fla. It is being hosted in partnership with The Poynter Institute for Media Studies, an international leader in j
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Posted April 29, 2013 6:00 EST
Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Becker Has Seminal Ideas That Are Gaining Favor, But Can They Work?
by John F. Wasik/Medicare NewsGroup
Ideas are like cells. In the evolution of conscious interaction, they evolve and multiply. Such is the case with idea of raising the Medicare eligibility age, which can be traced back to Gary Becker, an original thinker and Nobel Prize-winning economist and University of Chicago professor.
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