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Early Alzheimer's diagnosis offers large social, fiscal benefits
May 12, 2009 |
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Early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease could save millions or even billions of dollars while simultaneously improving care, according to new work by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers.
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Poor understanding of medicare leads to worse healthcare access
Nov 18, 2008 |
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A study appearing in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society shows that Medicare beneficiaries' understanding of their healthcare benefits may affect their ability to access needed care effectively and could lead them t ...
U.S. officials hunt Medicare fraud
Nov 07, 2006 |
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U.S. federal investigators are hunting incidents of Medicare fraud, using sophisticated computer technology to determine unusual patterns.
Medicare drug subsidy not automatic in '07
Oct 20, 2006 |
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Some low-income elderly and disabled people who received federal money for U.S. Medicare drug coverage must reapply for the assistance in 2007.
Panel: Social Security funds gone in 2041
Apr 24, 2007 |
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The six-member Washington panel that oversees Medicare and Social Security spending says Medicare will become insolvent by 2019.
Study: Seniors see savings in Medicare drug option
Jul 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Medicare's 3-year-old prescription drug plan has largely met its main goal of making lifesaving medicines more affordable for seniors, a new report found.
Humana 3Q profit jumps on government programs
Nov 02, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Health insurer Humana Inc. rode its strong government business in posting a 65 percent jump in third-quarter profit Monday, as bulging membership and premiums from Medicare Advantage overcame a lackluster ...
'Unfunded liabilities' a financial myth, expert says
Apr 01, 2009 |
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A growing chorus of complaints about the U.S. government’s “unfunded” debts may be unsettling, but no cause to become unnerved, a University of Illinois tax expert says.
Experts favor broad medicare reforms to control costs and foster health-care innovations
Nov 03, 2009 |
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A vast majority of leaders in health care and health policy believe Medicare has been successful in providing access to care and stable coverage to the elderly and disabled individuals; however only a small percentage think ...
Medicare costs estimated to top $21.1 billion for 5 years of care for elderly cancer patients
Apr 29, 2008 |
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The cost of cancer care for elderly Medicare patients varies by tumor type, stage at diagnosis, phase of care, and survival, according to a new study published online April 29 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The 5- ...
How health care overhaul could change Medicare
Oct 02, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Businessman Stewart Grill, 75, believes there's waste in Medicare. He's just skeptical Congress can find and eliminate it without touching what he likes about his government health care plan.
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