ANALYSIS: Don't turn your back on Ryan's Medicare plan

By Wendell Potter

Rep. Ryan's plan is shelved for the moment, but health insurers are sure to bring it back

The weekly watchdog: Sept. 19 - Sept. 23

By Bill Buzenberg

In case you missed them, catch up on this week's top investigations from iWatch News

Senators want more aggressive action to curb rampant Medicare fraud

By Joe Eaton

Hatch, Coburn, says federal health program for the elderly isn't weeding out scamsters, bad doctors

Excerpts from this story referencing "Medicaid":

"… he letter to Donald Berwick, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Oklahoma, …"

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Health information technology: Incentives may not always serve intended purpose

By Josh Israel and Kimberly Leonard

Some payments may be going to doctors who have been using electronic health records for years

Excerpts from this story referencing "Medicaid":

"… owing the launch of the program April 18 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The details of the initial batch were released by the agen …"

"… update.The incentive program, to be administered through both Medicare and Medicaid, is part of President Barack Obama’s 2009 economic stimulus, the $787 bi …"

"… n said the agency has distributed nearly $400 million in both Medicare and Medicaid payments, and that by the end of the summer, that figure might well exceed …"

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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ANALYSIS: An abiding faith in reform

By Wendell Potter

Golden State insurance commissioner optimistic about health reform and hopes for single-payer system

FACT CHECK: Will health care law raise insurance premiums?

By FactCheck.Org

Republicans exaggerate an increase caused by the new law, but Obama promised lower premiums

ANALYSIS: Losing the public relations war

By Wendell Potter

ObamaCare backers are being outhistled

ANALYSIS: Supreme Court likely to uphold Obamacare as constitutional

By Wendell Potter

Supreme Court likely to uphold constitutionality of health care reform because insurance firms need new customers

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