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Podiatrists have their foot in the door

By Josh Israel and Kimberly Leonard

Podiatrists are taking advantage of payments for installing electronic health records

Excerpts from this story referencing "e-news":

"… live lecture presentations at regional and national meetings, and regular e-news type communications.”Indeed, were it not for the APMA’s efforts, podia …"

Fuzzy math? Rising costs in government's digital health stimulus

By Fred Schulte

Spending could be double the Obama Administration's public estimate of $19B

Excerpts from this story referencing "Medicaid":

"… mated the government could save over 10 years in spending for Medicare and Medicaid if delivery of health care is made more efficient.Officials told the news …"

Switch to electronic health records could miss federal targets

By Fred Schulte and Emma Schwartz

Cut in stimulus spending suggests early estimates of the cost for the switch were too optimistic

Excerpts from this story referencing "Medicaid":

"… f e-health standards and services for the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, told the Huffington Post Investigative Fund in an interview.“T …"

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In a coma, with the plug pulled on health insurance

By Danielle Ivory

Family's struggle highlights retroactive decisions by insurers, employers

Excerpts from this story referencing "Medicaid":

"… n Galeotti. "There was no way we could afford it." The case was shifted to Medicaid, where Galeotti’s bills would have to be covered by taxpayers.Ten months …"

"… ial windfall" at the expense of her family, the hospital and the state’s Medicaid program.Like many insurance disputes, the Galeotti case has its share of m …"

"… f not for officials at San Francisco General.Under Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program, the hospital was not getting paid the full amount of its charges …"

"… tate Department of Managed Health Care. In May 2008, after she had been on Medicaid for nearly a year and was re-learning how to walk, the regulators faxed a …"

Super Congress hauls in super donations as special interests try to influence budget cuts

By Aaron Mehta and Josh Israel

Gang of 12 tasked with cutting budget by $1.5 trillion hauls in big PAC donations

Excerpts from this story referencing "Medicaid":

"… ated interests as the committee of 12 debates serious cuts to Medicare and Medicaid.The donations from political action committees slightly favored the Republ …"

"… th care, which many have speculated means potential cuts into Medicare and Medicaid.Fresenius Medical provides a good example for how companies may be attempt …"

Michael Jackson's doctor, other convicted felons, still listed as Medicare providers

By Joe Eaton

Senators' criticize Medicare's inability to weed out troubled physicians

Excerpts from this story referencing "Medicaid":

"… Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. A spokesman for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services had no immediate comment.Murray’s case is a high profile exampl …"

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FACT CHECK: New Hampshire debates, take 2

By FactCheck.Org

Fact-checking the second GOP debate of the weekend

Excerpts from this story referencing "Medicaid":

"…  cutting “theft alone we could save $100 billion” in Medicare and Medicaid, and that the only people punished would be “crooks.”It’s true that …"

"… e only people punished would be “crooks.”It’s true that Medicare and Medicaid paid about $64.8 billion in “improper payments” in 2011 — …"

"… “improper payments” in all federal programs — not just Medicare and Medicaid. And the improper payments did not all go to “crooks.” They represent …"

"… oney improperly.About half of improper payments, or $64.8 billion, were in Medicaid ($21.9 billion), Medicare’s traditional fee-for-services program ($28.8 …"

FACT CHECK: Final four GOP candidates face off in South Carolina

By FactCheck.Org

Republican candidates face off on health care, abortion, history and jobs

Excerpts from this story referencing "Medicaid":

"… s covered by private insurance, ignoring Medicare and his own expansion of Medicaid.Santorum also fouled up when he claimed the state has “the highest healt …"

"… es to help lower-income residents buy private insurance, and they expanded Medicaid.Romney wrong on “private” insurance: Romney was correct when he s …"

"… insured previously were covered by Medicare (for those age 65 or older) or Medicaid (for low-income residents), which are both government programs, not “pri …"

"… ectly noted, Romney’s program covered the uninsured in part by expanding Medicaid for some, and by providing state subsidies for the purchase of private ins …"

FACT CHECK: Democrats' repeat ‘end Medicare’ cry is wrong, again

By FactCheck.Org

House Majority PAC returns to false talking point that House Republicans voted to end Medicare

Excerpts from this story referencing "Medicaid":

"… situation and thereby lead policymakers to reduce benefits under Medicare, Medicaid, or other programs,” the CBO said. Meanwhile, Ryan himself has now  …"

FACT CHECK: President Obama, Romney both distort the facts

By FactCheck.Org

Budget spin, senior scare and more in a preview of the upcoming fall showdown.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Medicaid":

"… dicare exchange, and they’d be regulated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.The premium-support payments would be tied to the second-cheapest …"

"… who are in nursing homes, and those who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. Only a small percentage of Medicare beneficiaries are in those plans, how …"

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