Topic: Paying For Health Care
(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc will no longer offer health insurance to new part-time employees who work fewer than 24 hours a week and will charge workers who use tobacco more for coverage as healthcare costs rise, the company said on Friday.Wal-Mart, ...
(Reuters) - U.S. health regulators on Thursday relaxed rules to make it easier for hospitals and doctors to receive financial incentives if they work together to coordinate patient care.The so-called Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are an experimental part of President Barack Obama's ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Families with special needs kids can save up to a third of their out-of pocket medical expenses by having a so-called "medical home" coordinate the care for their child, a news study suggests.A medical home could be ...
(Reuters) - Health officials on Tuesday proposed loosening some Medicare rules in what they say could lead to $1.1 billion in first-year savings as part of President Barack Obama's effort to cut federal red tape.Most of the savings would come through changes ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The congressional "super committee" charged with reducing U.S. budget deficits is considering tackling a measure that could make their job even harder by preventing a steep pay cut for Medicare doctors.The bipartisan panel that has been tasked with finding ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The congressional "super committee" charged with reducing U.S. budget deficits is considering tackling a measure that could make their job even harder by preventing a steep pay cut for Medicare doctors.The bipartisan panel that has been tasked with finding ...
(Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co, one of the largest U.S. employers, plans to cut costs by moving its workers into insurance plans that encourage them to spend less on healthcare.The bank confirmed to Reuters that it's rolling out a new insurance ...
(Reuters) - U.S. health officials are launching a trial of a program meant to speed up Medicare payment decisions for new medical devices.The Food and Drug Administration, which regulates the safety and effectiveness of the devices, will review new products in parallel ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - If you're a senior on Medicare - or if you help out aging parents with their money matters - it's time to get ready to shop. The annual enrollment period for Medicare prescription drug and Advantage managed care ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prescription drug abuse by elderly and disabled beneficiaries of Medicare cost the U.S. program nearly $150 million in 2008, highlighting an area where the government can seek to save health costs.According to a government report released on Tuesday, some ...
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Medicare and the Boomers
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Biden: Paying For Health Care
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Paying For Health Care - Bloomberg
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Sue Lowden's plan to solve the problem of skyrocketing ...2010-04-21
