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Child's play over the budget
WASHINGTON -- The budget feud on Capitol Hill is looking like those Vietnam War peace talks when negotiators bickered over the shape of the table. House Republicans, after howling for years about Senate Democrats' failure to pass a budget, are...
Tags: Rob Portman, Allergies, Ted Cruz, Government Health Care, Washington, DC
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Medicare charges vary widely at California hospitals, new data show
Federal officials are shedding new light on how much hospital bills vary across Southern California and the rest of the country. Medicare released pricing information Wednesday for more than 3,300 U.S. hospitals on the top 100 procedures and...
Tags: Pneumonia, Medical Procedures and Tests, Hospitals and Clinics, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, St. John's Health Center
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U.S. makes data available on wide disparity in hospital charges
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. hospital charges for the same procedure vary widely, in some cases by tens of thousands of dollars, even within a particular town or city, according to data the U.S. government released on Wednesday to boost consumer...Tags: Pneumonia, Hospitals and Clinics, Kathleen Sebelius, Government Health Care, Barack Obama
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The wrong way for Washington to avoid defaulting
It's rare that the president explicitly pledges to veto a bill -- usually, the White House says the president's advisors would "recommend" a veto -- but that's what happened Tuesday. The measure in question is HR 807, the Full Faith and Credit Act, by...
Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Public Finance, Government Health Care, Financial Markets, Tom McClintock
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After flight delays, will cancer move Congress to act?
Reuters* Fiscal needs pile up but few seen as acute as flight delays * Congress may find it difficult to say no to cancer patients By David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 3 (Reuters) - As Congress sifts through a growing number of requests for targeted relief from...Tags: Justice System, Research, Budget Control Act of 2011, Trials, Healthcare Provider
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Couple sentenced in $13.3M Medicare fraud scheme
DETROIT (AP) — A Miami couple who ran clinics in the Detroit area have been sentenced for their roles in a $13.3 million Medicare fraud scheme. The Justice Department said Wednesday that 42-year-old Raymond Arias was given 8 years and 4 months in...Tags: Justice System, U.S. Department of Justice, Prisons, Government Health Care, Crime, Law and Justice
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Health Activist Report: Big Pharma CEO's Made $1.6 Billion
The CEOs at 11 large pharmaceutical companies have made a staggering $1.57 billion over the last decade as their companies have gouged the public, a policy group charges, in a release aimed at fomenting anger at the companies. Health Care for America...Tags: Chemical Industry, Corporate Officers, Government Health Care, Washington, DC, Politics
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FACTBOX-US hospital data charts gap between charges, payments
ReutersMay 8 (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Wednesday revealed what hospitals charge for medical procedures commonly performed on Medicare beneficiaries including the elderly and disabled. The data, which show big differences in charges for the same...Tags: Health Treatments, Medical Procedures and Tests, Hospitals and Clinics, Government Health Care, Health Insurance Cost
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Medicare needs overhaul, not just tinkering, to stay viable
As the primary health insurance program for adults ages 65 and over and non-elderly people with permanent disabilities, Medicare is important to many Americans. More than 3.2 million Floridians are covered under the program. However, unfavorable...Tags: Mayo Clinic, Arizona State University, Hospitals and Clinics, Government Health Care, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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U.S. sues owner of nation's biggest for-profit hospice chain
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is suing Chemed Corp and its hospice subsidiaries, including the biggest U.S. for-profit hospice chain, alleging false billings for Medicare hospice services. The government said on Thursday...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Justice System, Symptoms, Government Health Care, Marketing
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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: Prescription Drugs, Government Health Care, Drugs and Medicines
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Hospital Billing: Who Charges The Most?
The federal Department of Health and Human Services has released a huge databasecomparing what hospitals charge for the same services — and what Medicare actually reimburses them for. Across the country the database reveals wide variability though...Tags: Hartford Hospital, Hospitals and Clinics, Government Health Care, The New York Times
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Medicare officials released new data Wednesday showing...
(May 8, 2013)
Federal officials in Los Angeles and across the country...
(April 26, 2013)
Facing a proposed cut in reimbursement from the governm...
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