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Senate approves Obama choice to head Medicare
WASHINGTON – In an unusual break in the partisan warring over healthcare, the Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Obama's choice to oversee the mammoth Medicare and Medicaid health programs. Marilyn Tavenner, a former hospital executive and...
Tags: Elections, Eric Cantor, Government Health Care, Tom Harkin, Medicaid
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Nearly 50 vendors set up booths at 2013 Senior and Caregiver Expo
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comInformation on the Affordable Care Act’s upcoming effects on senior citizens in Maryland and medical equipment that can be used at home were features of the 2013 Senior and Caregiver Expo put on by Washington County CARES in Hager Hall on Thursday....Tags: Conservation, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Environmental Issues, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Government Health Care
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Cedars-Sinai stands out for steep pricing
When Medicare disclosed average charges from thousands of U.S. hospitals for 100 common procedures last week, only one hospital was near the top in every category: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Be it a cardiac stent, a hip replacement or a...
Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Hospitals and Clinics, Insurance, Mayo Clinic, Government Health Care
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Scrabble at the Bain Center
Activity Pals For single seniors. Get together with others to attend events, shop, go sightseeing, dine out and more. 301-596-6385. The Bain Center 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. 410-313-7213. •Acting Up! Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. A theater...Tags: Ellicott City, Howard County, Game Playing, Clubs and Associations, Stroke
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Emanuel to shift retired city workers to Obamacare
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel plans to start reducing health insurance coverage next year for more than 30,000 retired city workers and begin shifting them to President Barack Obama's new federal system. The move is aimed at saving the city money and comes as...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Interior Policy, Health and Safety at Work, Chicago Mayor, Collective Contract
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Shuster: Time to repeal Obamacare
As we approach the summer months, we get closer and closer to 2014 and the dreaded launch of Obamacare. We still face major uncertainty in how this massive takeover of health care will actually work. Families and small businesses in the 9th District don'...Tags: Small Businesses, Elections, Health and Safety at Work, Government Health Care, Business
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Hospital revenues up, along with charity care
Hospitals in the region generally showed strengthened bottom lines in 2012, even as demand for charity care grew, a new report on the state of Pennsylvania's hospitals shows. Spending on charity and unpaid medical bills ticked up last year, but...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Hospitals and Clinics, Government Health Care, Medicaid, Allentown
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High hospital bills go public, but will it help?
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the government is publicly revealing how much hospitals charge, and the differences are astounding: Some bill tens of thousands of dollars more than others for the same treatment, even within the same city....
Tags: American Hospital Association, National Institutes of Health, Antitrust Issues, Insurance, Hospitals and Clinics
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Medicare seminar to be held at Sanford
An informational seminar about Medicare basics will be offered May 20 at 10:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. in the conference rooms of the Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center. The presentation will include: how Medicare works, an introduction to Sanford Health Plan,...Tags: Government Health Care, Prescription Drugs, Drugs and Medicines
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Maryland hospitals oppose state plan to update waiver
The Maryland Hospital Association has sent a letter to state health officials saying it will not support a proposal that would link medical spending to the state's economic growth. The state presented the proposal to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
Tags: American Enterprise Institute, Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland), Hospitals and Clinics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Government Health Care
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Liz Dudek: AHCA's role in health facility oversight
Many Floridians are familiar with the Agency for Health Care Administration as the entity that runs the Florida Medicaid program. That is true, but we also have oversight of more than 45,000 health care facilities and providers, from acute care centers...Tags: Delray Beach, Government Health Care, Nursing Homes, Medicaid, Health Insurance
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Medicare cuts could impact Hampton Roads medical equipment suppliers
Some medical equipment companies in Hampton Roads may not be able to afford providing Medicare-covered supplies if Medicare rates drop in July, the Virginian-Pilot reported. Medicare payment rates in Hampton Roads are expected to drop an average of 41...Tags: Government Health Care, Hampton Roads
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