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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement on legislation that would permanently reform the broken Medicare physician payment system.

Is the support of the pharmaceutical industry needed for Congress to pass health care reform? Or is the price of that support too high for the people the reform package is trying to help? Those questions took on new urgency this week with the release of a study by AARP, the seniors advocacy group, that found that drug makers had raised the ...

IN MAKING a fool of President Obama, Big Pharma has turned itself into a poison pill of health care reform.

During the 1980s, Carlsbad was a haven for retirees from the Midwest and northern states who wanted to spend the winter in a warmer climate.

Main Category: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Also Included In: Seniors / Aging Article Date: 20 Nov 2009 The California Medical Association and AARP are calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to pass H.R. 3961, which would ease the difficulty seniors now face in finding a physician who accepts Medicare.

WASHINGTON The Democratic-controlled House voted Thursday to add more than $200 billion to the deficit to prevent steep Medicare payment cuts to doctors, a move Republicans denounced as a political payoff.

Following the unveiling of the Senate Democratic leadership's version of health care reform, Sen.

Making a home suitable for older occupants is becoming a mainstream part of the home remodeling business.

Screening for cancer and other preventive health measures can prolong lives, but only 25 percent of adults aged 50 to 64 in the United States are getting these recommended screenings, a new report shows.

A Senate leadership aide described it as a "downpayment" on closing the donut hole.

"House Republicans want the AARP to rescind its endorsement of comprehensive health reform legislation after a government report showed it could cause some providers to stop accepting Medicare patients," CongressDaily reports.

Last summer I traveled throughout Wisconsin as AARP members met in community conversations concerning the state of health-care reform.

The push to tighten restrictions on elderly drivers has stalled out on Beacon Hill.

Seniors would pay $49 billion in higher premiums over the next decade as a result of legislation headed for a House vote that raises fees for doctors treating Medicare patients, according to an estimate by congressional budget officials.

EARL POMEROY'S SUPPORT OF A HOUSE HEALTH CARE BILL. A CONSERVATIVE SENIORS' GROUP SAYS THE BILL MEANS $400 BILLION IN MEDICARE SPENDING REDUCTIONS.

Prescription drug prices for medications commonly used by seniors are rising far faster than the costs of other consumer goods and services.

AMA, AARP and MOAA Call for Passage of House Medicare Reform Bill, Vote Expected this Week on H.R. 3961 2009/11/17 00:00:00 Washington, D.C. Today, leading advocates for seniors, military families and physicians joined together to call for passage of legislation in the House that will preserve access to care for seniors, baby boomers and military ...

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The 60 Plus Association, which bills itself as the conservative alternative to AARP, began running television advertisements in Louisiana on Monday to thank Rep.

Rep. Baron Hill stayed his position Monday that Medicare coverage would not be damaged by health care reform, despite the release of a study suggesting hospitals might quit accepting the government plan's patients.