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It’s Time to Bail Out Seniors Trapped in the Medicare Donut Hole!
James E. Dalen, MD Medicare D, which became effective in January of 2006, was a major step forward in providing prescription drug coverage to one segment of our population: those age 65 and older. As...
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We Can Reduce US Health Care Costs
James E. Dalen, MD, AJM Associate Editor The primary reason that the US needs health care reform is that we pay more for health care than any other country in the world; yet our health outcomes are...
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Ryan’s Medicare Overhaul
Ryan’s Medicare Overhaul: Would it increase the rate of medical bankruptcy? Blog Commentary Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis) (Image Credit: Wikipedia) With no Democratic support, the US House of Representatives...
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July 30, 2011: The 46th Anniversary of Medicare
Blog Commentary President Lyndon Johnson (Image Credit: Wikipedia) Forth-six years ago on July 30, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Social Security Act of 1965 into law and created Medicare and...
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Affordable Care Act Ruled Constitutional
SCOTUS Rules Affordable Care Act Constitutional– a Look Back Today the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled that the Affordable Care Act (AKA Obamacare) is constitutional. As Republicans vow to press on and...
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Two-thirds of Americans over 70 have some hearing loss, but only one third have hearing aids, which cost $1000s and are not covered by Medicare. Hearing loss leads to isolation and social withdrawal....
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There is limited information on where and how often Medicare beneficiaries seek care for non-urgent conditions when a physician office visit is not available. Emergency departments are often an...
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In 1917, the Jones Act granted US citizenship to natives of Puerto Rico, the first among the 5 territories acquired by the United States since 1898.1 A dilemma in that early period—“Does the...
View ArticleImplications of Medicare’s Value-Based Payment Initiative for Specialty...
Despite the current uncertainty about the direction of health care reform in the United States, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) appears poised to transition from standard...
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