"… mitments to America’s seniors and most vulnerable instead of dismantling Medicare and Medicaid.”And, for good measure, the Republican plan “amounts to a …"

"… kers that drew heavy drug industry lobbying was to undo a provision of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003. The legislat …"

"… g blitz, guarantees that the nation's seniors and the disabled who receive Medicare are eligible for some form of prescription drug benefit starting in Januar …"

"… he federal government from negotiating on prices of drugs supplied through Medicare. Many other bulk purchasers, including private insurers and federal depart …"

"… e Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate for lower prices for Medicare prescription drugs. A spokeswoman for Wu said the bill never made it out o …"

"… as the year that Congress passed, and President George W. Bush signed, the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, which created a taxpayer-funded prescription dr …"

"… ps, some 52 percent were former federal officials.By adding the benefit to Medicare, the government program that provides health insurance to some 41 million …"

"… vision in the law for which the industry lobbied, government programs like Medicare are barred from negotiating with companies for lower prices.Critics charge …"

"… g benefit will transfer wealth from taxpayers, who provide the funding for Medicare, to pharmaceutical firms. According to a study done in October 2003 by Bos …"

"… ccounted for 92 percent of the $655 million in claims billed to Medicare. …"

"… kely to turn up in the inspector general’s sights.Between 2005 and 2009, Medicare expenditures for lower limb prostheses increased 27 percent, to $655 milli …"

"… o the Department of Health and Human Services inspector general’s report.Medicare made at least $43 million in unnecessary payments in 2009—all because go …"

"… g physician, the risk that a claim is fraudulent increases.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the federal agency that administers Medicare, con …"

"… who makes too much money to qualify for Medicaid and is not old enough for Medicare, was one of more than 2,000 people who came to RAM’s clinic at Malcolm X …"

"… e article from Aug. 8, headlined: "Brown to seniors: Social Security, Medicare could be cut." But that article doesn't support the ad's claim. For one th …"

"… tion of Medicaid, which is for low-income persons, but referred instead to Medicare, which is for those age 65 and older. The Globe article doesn't …"

"… ashington.Brown was exaggerating when he predicted that Social Security or Medicare "won't be there." But it's simply a fact that neither Social Security nor …"

"… "won't be there." But it's simply a fact that neither Social Security nor Medicare can deliver currently promised levels of benefits without additional taxes …"

"… ensuring consistency — the Health Care Finance Administration that runs Medicare, for example, had 19 different administrators between 1977 and 2001 — an …"

"… m might get an earlier-than-expected examination from the new president. …"

"… rge W. Bush at a presidential campaign rally in 2000. "It's time to reform Medicare." But as president, Bush was unable to deliver on that pledge, and Congres …"

"… on that pledge, and Congress seemed disinclined to address the subject of Medicare either — even though projected spending growth is clearly unsustainable, …"

"… unsustainable, thanks in part to the aging of the population. Spending on Medicare nearly doubled over the course of the Bush administration, hitting $431.5 …"

"… ersists. …"

"… g for services or medical equipment they do not provide. “The legitimate Medicare recipient is hurt, the legitimate business that’s dispensing this and se …"

"… ckdown has taken place, despite calls by legislators from both parties. “Medicare fraud is running rampant across Florida and across the country,” Senator …"

"… ,” he told The New York Times in August. A spokesman for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services at HHS put the blame on Congress: “Over the past f …"

"… o make it prettier.  …"

"… use of Representatives approved the plan, which would replace the existing Medicare program with vouchers that beneficiaries could use to buy coverage from pr …"

"… ; It’s not hard to figure out why; the vouchers would have required most Medicare recipients—many of them on fixed incomes— would be paying more out of …"

"… , who would like nothing more than to have the federal government hand the Medicare program over to them.  The program would represent a vast new revenue …"