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Pearl Korn: While Washington Scandals Distract, David and Goliath Tales Inspire Across the Country

2013-05-21T19:02:12Z

On the other end of the political spectrum from all of the foolishness in D.C. is a groundswell of terrific, on-the-ground activism and organizing work taking place across the country in just about every state, with tangible results.

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John Feather, PhD: The Big Question That Comes With Getting Older

2013-05-20T06:54:35Z

Who will care for you when you get old? If that's a scary or uncomfortable question, you are in good company. Most people don't want to think about their long-term care needs and when they do, they tend to have major misperceptions of what it costs and what the government will pay for.

Read more: Older Adults, Lgbt, Gerontology, Geriatrics, Grantmakers in Aging, Long-Term Care, Medicare, Medicaid, Aging Alone, Age-Friendly Communities, Nursing Home, Long Term Care, Fifty News

Amy Guan: Reforming Flawed Incentive Models in Healthcare Systems

2013-05-17T11:19:30Z

Medicare's governing body, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS), has made strides to cut healthcare spending by establishing accountable care organizations (ACOs). ACOs are groups of medical practitioners who coordinate treatment options for their patients.

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Senate Confirms Medicare Chief

2013-05-15T17:55:26Z

WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Wednesday confirmed former hospital executive, Virginia government official and nurse Marilyn Tavenner to be administrator...

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Ethan Rome: GOP Again Tries to Take Away Health Care From Millions of Seniors, Women and Families

2013-05-15T15:30:59Z

The ACA is raising the quality of care, halting skyrocketing health costs, providing preventive care without co-pays, and eliminating the worst insurance company abuses. Instead of improving health care, the Republican repeal plan would take it away.

Read more: Prescription Drug Costs, Preventive Care, John Boehner, Obamacare Repeal, Co-Payments, Jobs, Health Insurance, Insurance Companies, Health Care Repeal, House Republicans, Health Costs, Obamacare, Denial of Coverage, Gop, Affordable Care Act, Republicans, Medicare, Health Coverage, Pre-Existing Conditions, Health Reform, Aca, Politics News

Scott T. Latimer, M.D.: 5 Ways To Benefit From Your Medicare Advantage Plan

2013-05-15T08:04:20Z

These are just some of the benefits and features that can help you maximize your Medicare Advantage coverage and improve your health and well-being. Be sure to take a look at your health plan today to make sure you're getting the most from your plan.

Read more: Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Benefits, Medicare, Retirement, Health Post50, Medicare Advantage Plans, Fifty News

Obama Officials Announce Big Busts In Medicare Fraud Crackdown

2013-05-14T13:44:22Z

WASHINGTON -- Nearly 100 people, including 14 doctors and nurses, were charged for their roles in separate Medicare scams that collectively billed the...

Read more: Fraud, Medicare Scams, Kathleen Sebelius, President Barack Obama, Health Care Reform, Affordable Care Act, Obama, Medicare, Medicare Fraud, Obama Health Care, Eric Holder, Politics News

Why Crazy Hospital Bills Aren't Coming Down Anytime Soon

2013-05-13T11:10:35Z

The high and wildly varying prices for hospital services revealed by President Barack Obama's administration last week likely aren't going away any ti...

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Rev. Chuck Currie: Why Judy Bright Supported Obamacare

2013-05-13T11:00:05Z

Like many nurse practitioners, my mother declined to work in the for-profit sector and instead devoted her life to public health. She believed strongly in the need for universal health care -- a cause she felt was a deeply moral issue.

Read more: Public Health, Peritoneal Cancer, Breast Cancer, Judy Bright, Medicare, National Council of Churches, Barack Obama, Obamacare, Religion and Politics, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Religion News

Cliff Schecter: Our Very Own West, Texas

2013-05-13T05:42:51Z

On April 25 -- Thursday evening -- American icon and humble hero George W. Bush took one small step for man, one slip-and-fall for humanity as he reen...

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Daniel Marans: Fix the Debt Flashmob Participants Oppose Social Security Cuts

2013-05-10T18:06:16Z

Fix the Debt did a dance flash mob in Farragut Square in downtown Washington, D.C., around noon on Friday. Two participants expressed concern about the debt, but did not want to cut Social Security.

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Disputes Benefit Seniors At The Expense Of Others

2013-05-10T08:33:41Z

WASHINGTON -- With Congress increasingly unable to resolve budget disputes, federal programs on automatic pilot are consuming ever larger amounts of g...

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Another Florida Republican Embroiled In Medicare Fraud Case

2013-05-09T13:38:54Z

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The Department of Justice is suing the hospice company founded by Florida's Senate president, accusing it of submitting tens ...

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A. Barry Rand: The Dangerous Myth I Find So Disturbing

2013-05-09T07:44:12Z

I have been greatly disturbed recently by the increasing number of articles I have read promoting the myth that older Americans are committing 'generational theft' in plain sight of their own children and grandchildren.

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Gary Shapiro: Americans Want Congress to Do What's Right on Immigration, Taxes and Entitlements

2013-05-08T14:10:01Z

I am increasingly puzzled why Congress can't act to solve a real problem when the solution is obvious, easy and supported by Americans. Can tiny minorities with loud voices and deep pockets ruin our great nation?

Read more: Taxes, Social Security, Congress, Immigration, Medicare, Health Care, No Labels, Patent Reform, Patent Trolls, Politics News

Ethan Rome: Big Pharma CEOs Rake in $1.57 Billion in Pay

2013-05-08T08:19:24Z

For people who were blown away to learn recently that the 11 largest global pharmaceutical companies made an astonishing $711 billion in profits over the last decade, here's another measure of the industry's greed.

Read more: Fraud, Big Pharma, Pharmaceutical Companies, CEO Pay, Jay Rockefeller, Corporate Profits, Prescription Drug Costs, Medicare Part D, Ceos, Drug Companies, Prescription Drugs, Medicare Prescription Drug, Medicare, Drug Prices, Health Care, Barack Obama, Business News

Hospital Bill Shocker: U.S. Releases Thousands Of Records Showing Huge, Wildly Differing Prices

2013-05-08T00:01:08Z

When a patient arrives at Bayonne Hospital Center in New Jersey requiring treatment for the respiratory ailment known as COPD, or chronic obstructive ...

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Emily Spitzer: For Dual-Eligibles, Health Care Reform Is Already Here

2013-05-07T11:46:38Z

You can't open a newspaper--or a newsy website--these days without getting the latest update on two high-profile parts of the new health care law that are still months away from implementation.

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Suzanne Braun Levine: Remembering My Mother's Life-Affirming Death On Mother's Day

2013-05-07T07:37:20Z

As any woman who has lost her mother does, I think of her especially on Mother's Day. In fact, I think I will always consider Mother's Day her day, not mine. And when I think of her life, I also remember the gift of her peaceful death.

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Dubious Connection To Congress Raises Questions

2013-05-07T07:42:06Z

On the same morning a congressional staffer told investors in a private call that odds were improving for a government decision that would help medica...

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Tom Deegan: Does Anyone Know What's Going on Here?

2013-05-06T13:57:17Z

How much imagination would it have taken to integrate the prospective changes in the way healthcare will be delivered and diseases prevented by ObamaCare into the already existing system of compulsory learning?

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Republican Hails Medicare As 'Tremendous Program' After Voting To Kill It

2013-05-03T17:14:09Z

WASHINGTON -- During recent remarks to a local GOP group, Rep. Shelley Moore Capitol (R-W.Va.) hailed Medicare as "a tremendous program" and imagined ...

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State Passes Bill Making Obamacare A Crime

2013-05-02T19:37:21Z

South Carolina's state House passed a “nullification” bill on Wednesday declaring President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act “null and void...

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GOP Rep: Budget Cuts Priorities Were Out Of Order

2013-05-02T03:53:17Z

Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.) appeared on Wednesday's edition of "All in With Chris Hayes," admitting that the government's priorities on sequestration ...

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Linda Bergthold: Obamacare: Will the Trains Run on Time?

2013-04-30T22:33:16Z

If you have not been sick lately, you may not be aware that Obamacare is actually already being implemented, and the implementation is going fairly smoothly.

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