With the country slowly going broke, it’s time to stop Medicare fraud. Someone is making millions of dollars by lying about what the medical prof… [Original News Article] Related NewsNCAMES advocates for legislative plan to stop Medicare fraud and abuseAmerican Association For Homecare Proposes Aggressive 13-Point Plan To Stop Medicare Fraud And Recoup BillionsFlorida’s a

By Ida Strom Seljeseth In this video from Health 2.0 Goes to Washingston on June 7, 2010, founders of Health 2.0 Indu Subaiya and Matthew Holt review the day. They talked about what really stood out for them and how…

CHIEFTAIN PHOTO/JOHN JAQUES Shirley Levinson holds a sign at the local celebration of Medicare‘s 45th anniversary. [Original News Article] Related NewsMedicare rebate cut turns blind eye to community: CoultonGOP turns protector of MedicareMafia turns to Medicare fraud

Yep. In an industry dominated by cocktail-party progressives, David Mamet (author of my favorite contemporary play), is an outspoken conservative and advocate of the free market: [Mamet] caused widespread consternation two years ago when he published an essay in the Village Voice called ‘Why I Am No Longer a Brain-Dead Liberal’ in which he announced that

BURLINGAME, Calif.—-On Medicare’s 45th Anniversary, 85% of Retirees Are “Very” or “Somewhat” Satisfied with Their Medicare coverage [Original News Article] Related NewsPresidential Proclamation–45th Anniversary of Medicare and MedicaidSeniors in U.S. overwhelmingly satisfied with their current Medicare coverageMedicare Anniversary

The Democratic Senate Campaign Committee continues to use Medicare‘s 45th anniversary to highlight what Republican control could mean to the popular program. Nine Republican Senate candidates have made threatening remarks about it, including Rep. John Boozman. Said the release: Boozman Voted to Replace Medicare With a Private Program. In April 2009, Boozman voted for a

Different brands and types of vaccines are approved for different age groups.

Editor’s Note: Earlier posts by Timothy Jost provide analyses of regulations implementing provisions of the new health reform legislation governing appeals of coverage denials, coverage for preventive services, a patient bill of rights, grandfathered plans, tax exempt hospitals, the small employer tax credit, the Web portal, reinsurance for early retirees, and young adult coverage. As of January 1, 2014,

By JOHN MORROW Earlier this month USNews and World Report released their annual list of America’s Best Hospitals. This list is terribly misleading and is a disservice to the readers of that magazine, in my opinion. The fine print is…

Merck isn’t ruling out making outright purchases of emerging-market companies, but competition is fierce.