What’s in Medicare’s future?
Here is a list of changes to Medicare that have been proposed by various interest groups. By November, the “supercommittee” working on deficit reduction will let us know how they think Medicare should...
View ArticleClear Cut Choices for Medicare’s Future
A recent New York Time’s editorial highlighted the stark differences between the Republicans’ plans for Medicare and those of the Obama Administration. The editorial said: “The Democratic approach is...
View ArticleMedicare, Customer Satisfaction, and Hospital Bills
Kaiser Health News reported on Medicare’s plans to change the way it pays hospitals. Here are some excerpts from the story. Medicare took its broadest step yet in moving away from its traditional...
View ArticleThe Future of Medicare: Accountable Care Organizations
Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) will change the way medical services are paid for by Medicare, and they could possibly deliver savings of 40% from the existing fee-for-service Medicare payment...
View ArticleMedicare is too generous. Seniors take advantage.
Medicare does not require seniors to pay enough of their health care costs. Seniors go to the doctor too much. Medicare supplement insurance makes these problems worse and contributes to...
View ArticleChanges to Medigap coming?
The never-ending discussions on reducing government spending are targeting Medicare. Seniors must pay more for their medical care, or they will use the health care system too much. Several plans have...
View ArticleThe future of Medicare: A surcharge if you buy Medigap coverage
People who buy a Medicare supplement to fill the gaps in Medicare (also known as Medigap insurance) go to the doctor too much. Therefore, people who buy Medigap insurance should pay a surcharge to...
View ArticleMedicare Costs: How much can seniors afford to pay?
Can seniors afford to pay more of their health care costs? Here is some interesting information from the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare: Going forward, Medicare...
View ArticleMake Medicare better, not worse
Medicare will undoubtedly be a big issue in the upcoming election, and proposals from both Republicans and Democrats include cutting benefits or pushing more costs onto seniors and disabled people....
View ArticleThe future of Medicare: Ryancare?
Yesterday, I was talking with a client who has a Medicare supplement Plan F and a stand-alone Part D plan. Kathy was telling me how tough things are financially now that her husband, who is 70, got...
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