News tagged with eligible medicare beneficiaries
Higher carotid arterial stenting rates associated with poorer clinical outcomes
Among eligible Medicare beneficiaries, increased use of carotid arterial stenting (CAS) procedures to treat carotid stenosis--the narrowing of the carotid artery--is associated with higher rates of mortality and adverse clinical ...
Nov 07, 2009 |
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Fuzzy math in health law formula
(AP) -- Older adults of the same age and income with similar medical histories would pay sharply different amounts for private health insurance due to what appears to be an unintended consequence of the new health care law.
Jun 30, 2011 |
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Study finds much different work histories for disability rejects, beneficiaries
Male disability applicants rejected for federal benefits tend to have lower earnings and labor force participation rates over the decade prior to applying for federal disability benefits, a new study finds.
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May 24, 2011 |
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Obama administration eases pain of Medicare cuts
(AP) -- Millions of seniors in popular private insurance plans offered through Medicare will be getting a reprieve from some of the most controversial cuts in President Barack Obama's health care law.
Apr 20, 2011 |
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Nationwide utilization of virtual colonoscopy triples, study suggests
Medicare coverage and nationwide utilization of computed tomographic colonography (CTC), commonly referred to as virtual colonoscopy, has tripled in recent years, according to a study in the April issue of the Journal of ...
Apr 04, 2011 |
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What you pay for Medicare won't cover your costs
(AP) -- You paid your Medicare taxes all those years and think you deserve your money's worth: full benefits after you retire.
Dec 30, 2010 |
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Walmart drug plan for seniors may not be best deal
(AP) -- Consumer alert: A new Medicare drug plan with the lowest upfront cost in the country may not be for everyone, experts say.
Nov 16, 2010 |
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Doctors brace for possible big Medicare pay cuts
(AP) -- Breast cancer surgeon Kathryn Wagner has posted a warning in her waiting room about a different sort of risk to patients' health: She'll stop taking new Medicare cases if Congress allows looming cuts ...
Nov 13, 2010 |
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Medicare hospital comparison website may not help patients locate best places for high-risk surgery
Information available on a government Web site designed to help patients choose high-quality hospitals does not appear to help Medicare beneficiaries identify facilities with better outcomes for high-risk surgeries, according ...
Oct 18, 2010 |
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Study: Medicare policy may account for growing length of hospice stays in nursing homes
Researchers at Brown University have found that the length of an average Medicare-certified hospice stay in a nursing home has doubled during the last 10 years.
Jul 09, 2010 |
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After Medicare rule change, fewer facilities performed bariatric surgeries but outcomes improved
Following a rule expanding coverage of weight-loss surgery under Medicare, bariatric procedures in the Medicare population were centralized to a smaller number of certified centers, were more likely to be minimally invasive ...
Jan 18, 2010 |
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