Medicaid and Medicare Benefits

Real answers needed from the candidates - The News Journal

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:52 GMT

Real answers needed from the candidates
The News Journal, DE - 4 hours ago
We find it in the big three entitlement programs: Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Former Sen. Warren Rudman and a group of other experts wrote: "The ...

Highmark CEO foresees merger benefits out of state - Philadelphia Inquirer

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:13 GMT

Highmark CEO foresees merger benefits out of state
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - 5 hours ago
An Independence Blue Cross subsidiary now sells Medicaid insurance policies in various states, but sells only pediatric Medicaid in Florida. ...

Window is closing on Congress' ability to address Medicare cuts (Rapid City Journal)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:20 GMT

A temporary 15-day freeze on Medicare payments to doctors won't hurt providers or affect medical care in western South Dakota yet, but it sends a powerful message to Congress to address a pending 10.6 percent cut in Medicare physician payments soon, Regional Health System chief Dr. Charles Hart said Thursday.

Utah is going to a 4-day workweek to save energy - The Associated Press

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:25 GMT

The Associated Press

Utah is going to a 4-day workweek to save energy
The Associated Press - 18 hours ago
As for such things as hazardous spills and calls from Medicaid recipients who need approval for medical procedures, "certainly there are people who are on ...

Feds contradict themselves over ID theft, Social Security numbers (The Pantagraph)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:52 GMT

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- When it comes to the risks of identity theft, the U.S. government isn't taking its own advice. The nation's Medicare agency and the Pentagon compel at least 52 million Americans to carry their Social Security numbers in their wallets, contrary to warnings by the Federal Trade Commission that people should avoid doing so. | Video

EDS Subsidiary Awarded $148 Million CMS Contract for Medicare ... - WebWire (press release)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:23 GMT

EDS Subsidiary Awarded $148 Million CMS Contract for Medicare ...
WebWire (press release), GA - 8 hours ago
EDS today announced that the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded its subsidiary, NHIC, Corp., a $148 million contract to ...

Aetna Wins Contract For Connecticut Medicaid, Uninsured Program - WebWire (press release)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:07 GMT

Aetna Wins Contract For Connecticut Medicaid, Uninsured Program
WebWire (press release), GA - 2 hours ago
Aetna Better Health will administer Medicaid benefits for the state of Connecticut, as well as its new program, Charter Oak Health Plan, for uninsured ...

Column: Rewriting the intergenerational contract - Atlantic Online

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:50 GMT

Column: Rewriting the intergenerational contract
Atlantic Online - 16 hours ago
... of Medicare and Medicaid (which pays nursing home benefits), and then revised again in the current decade with passage of the prescription drug benefit. ...

Study Of Glaucoma Surgery In Medicare Patients (Medical News Today)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:14 GMT

Ophthalmologists (Eye M.D.s) continue to develop treatments to help the more than three million Americans with glaucoma. The July issue of Ophthalmology includes a large, national study of outcomes of incisional surgeries, used to reduce pressure inside the eye, in Medicare patients. Also covered is research that may brighten the outlook for patients with end-stage glaucoma.

U.S. Government Ignores Own Advice on ID Theft Prevention (Insurance Journal)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:42 GMT

When it comes to the risks of identity theft, the U.S. government isn't taking its own advice. The nation's Medicare agency and the Pentagon compel at least 52 million Americans to carry their Soci