Medical device industry lobbies IRS, Congress to dodge health law tax

By Joe Eaton

Device makers lobbying to get out from under tax imposed by health care reform law

Senators Grassley, Wyden push to make Medicare billing data public

By Joe Eaton and David Donald

Republican Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa introduced a bill today that would make available to the public data on Medicare billing by doctors

Excerpts from this story referencing "Medicaid":

"… In 2009, the Center for Public Integrity sued the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for access to Medicare billing data. Partnering with The Wall Str …"

"… ter Budetti, director of program integrity at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, if they would support a bill to open Medicare billing data to th …"

GAO says Medicare regulator followed the rules in Humana smackdown

By Joe Eaton

The Government Accountability Office is siding with Medicare administrators in a dispute with Humana Inc.— the nation’s largest private heal

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"… plans.But when Medicare’s oversight agency, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), caught wind of Humana’s mailings, the agency told the in …"

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Lobbyists swarm capitol to influence health reform

By Joe Eaton and M.B. Pell

When President Barack Obama meets with Congressional leadership on Thursday to jump start stalled health reform efforts, industry lobbyists

Budget deliberations silent on Medicare or other entitlements

By Gordon Witkin

True fiscal hawks likely won’t find much to celebrate in this week’s budget machinations, talk of spending cuts aside. That’s because neithe

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"… tinuing resolution.But the silence is deafening regarding Social Security, Medicaid and especially Medicare, which represent most of the big dollars responsib …"

"… There’s only one way to do this: You dig into the big four – Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and defense,’ ” Simpson said. “And anybody giving y …"

Have you seen a new doctor since enrolling in Medicare?

Have you seen a new doctor since enrolling in Medicare?
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Paul Ryan — Budget Committee

By Caitlin Ginley

Paul Ryan went to Congress at the age of 28, representing Wisconsin’s 1st congressional district, which includes farm communities as well as

Medicare: An entitlement out of control

By David Nather

If Congress had known in 1965 how expensive Medicare would become, it might not have approved the program in the first place. So Lyndon John

Excerpts from this story referencing "Medicaid":

"… ow-up care.There will also be a new agency — the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation — to guide other experimental approaches, such as coordinatin …"

"… f the agency that runs Medicare, now known as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Unfortunately, Wilensky said, the agency’s culture has traditi …"

Analysis — Lone star state ‘reform’ a Texas-sized distortion

By Wendell Potter

A closer look at Texas malpractice reform raises doubt about its benefits

IMPACT: Bipartisan bill targets Medicare scammers

By Joe Eaton

IMPACT: Bipartisan bill targets Medicare scammers

Excerpts from this story referencing "Medicaid":

"… d in federal health programs for the poor and the elderly.The Medicare and Medicaid Fighting Fraud and Abuse to Save Taxpayer Dollars Act, introduced by Sens. …"

"… e step ahead. Instead, the bill would require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to perform prepayment checks before paying providers.“As Congre …"

"… s want us to work together to strengthen the integrity of the Medicare and Medicaid system,” Coburn said in a news release Wednesday.The Senate bill is co-s …"

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