"… because of the spin they were sold about how “Obamacare” would affect Medicare played a big role in returning the House of Representatives to Republican …"

"… hey're paying attention to what Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., wants to do to the Medicare program, are having some serious buyer’s remorse. If Democrats are wise, …"

"… se. If Democrats are wise, they’re already drafting a strategy to remind Medicare beneficiaries, including card-carrying Tea Party members, just how fooled …"

"… ny senior citizens were snookered about how reform legislation would alter Medicare. Shortly after I testified before Congress about how the insurance industr …"

"… g Health Care and Deceiving Americans. …"

"… d pay dearly for Ryan’s proposed shredding of the social safety net that Medicare currently provides.Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, wants to …"

"… vides.Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, wants to dismantle the Medicare program and replace it with a system of vouchers. Starting in 2022, the go …"

"… chers. Starting in 2022, the government would give the average 65-year-old Medicare beneficiary $8,000 a year to buy coverage from a private insurer. That’s …"

"… onio provides health insurance plans to more than 87,000 people — mostly Medicare-eligible seniors in Arkansas, Florida, New Mexico, and Texas. The company� …"

"… nd CEO publicly opposed efforts in the health care reform proposals to cut Medicare Advantage spending. Medicare Advantage allows seniors to get managed care …"

"… ts in the health care reform proposals to cut Medicare Advantage spending. Medicare Advantage allows seniors to get managed care benefits through private insu …"

"… are reform law included provisions freezing the rates of reimbursement for Medicare Advantage providers and reducing them for subsequent years, much to the di …"

"… l American Medical Association committee that strongly influences how much Medicare pays doctors is catching heat both from lawmakers and family physicians wh …"

"… ue Scale Update Committee, or RUC, a group of doctors that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has relied on since 1991 for information it us …"

"… d Services (CMS) has relied on since 1991 for information it uses to price Medicare payments to physicians.Critics of the close industry-government partnershi …"

"… lows a physician interest group to set the prices its members receive from Medicare. The workings of the RUC and the controversy over its practices were detai …"

"… o drop out of a little-known committee that wields powerful influence over Medicare payment to doctors,  despite pressure from some of its members to lea …"

"… ians nominated by medical specialty societies that advises the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the relative values of medical procedures …"

"… flict of interest  allowing physicians a key role in determining what Medicare pays them. The workings of the RUC and the controversy over its practices …"

"… procedures and tests commanding higher payments has also helped bleed the Medicare trust fund, according to analystsAlthough the family doctors’ group part …"

"… f decisions crucial to the massive government entitlement program known as Medicare — issuing recommendations for precisely how Medicare should value more t …"

"… nt program known as Medicare — issuing recommendations for precisely how Medicare should value more than 200 different medical procedures.As the members of …"

"… indication, the Chicago group’s decisions will weigh heavily on how much Medicare pays doctors. But the members of this powerful panel are not employed by t …"

"… themselves, the very people who have the most to win or lose based on how Medicare values the work they perform.Known as the American Medical Association/Spe …"

"… gning on to the Grassley-Wyden bill after the recess.  …"

"… ll., has introduced the third bill this session calling for a wide release Medicare billing data, a move vigorously opposed by the American Medical Associatio …"

"… ly opposed by the American Medical Association.The Durbin bill, S-856, the Medicare Spending Transparency Act of 2011, differs from two bills introduced earli …"

"… ssley and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. Durbin’s bill would require Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to create on its website a list of Medicare servic …"

"… ment line on key issues under the panel’s jurisdiction, such as the huge Medicare and Social Security entitlement programs. During the 111th Congress, Camp …"

"… ly 302,000 service members. (GAO) …"

"… ion spent on health care for elderly and disabled patients, an audit shows.Medicare’s susceptibility to fraud, coupled with its size and complexity, has hel …"

"… he GAO’s high-risk list since 1990.The GAO has repeatedly requested that Medicare make a number of changes, and while some progress has been made, the agenc …"

"… gress has been made, the agency has significant challenges to overcome. “Medicare remains on a path that is fiscally unsustainable,” warned Kathleen King, …"

"… and less fat, salt, and added sugars (Institute of Medicine). …"

"… as not medically necessary, a watchdog report found.Other providers billed Medicare even though they had vacant offices and were clearly not offering services …"

"… ces Department inspector general The new health care reform law, says that Medicare must consult with its inspector general to determine whether allegations o …"

"… er allegations of fraud exist. The watchdog agreed with the allegations by Medicare and Medicaid Services in 74 percent of the cases.The inspector general als …"