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Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released nationwide information on hospital charges for the 100 most common diagnosis groups for Medicare inpatients performed in hospitals.

In the budget battle in Washington, President Obama has advocated eliminating what he terms "subsidies to prescription-drug companies." In fact, they are not subsidies at all.

A continuation of a 1 percent tax on health insurance claims passed the state Senate Thursday, but yet to be resolved is how to ensure the levy brings in enough revenue for Medicaid, which serves 1.9 million low-income Michigan residents.

Most Americans voted for President Obama because they wanted an advocate for the Middle Class and poor.

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published the average prices charged by 3,300 hospitals in the 2011 budget year for services provided during the 100 most common Medicare inpatient stays.

Bayonne Medical Center charges the most expensive prices in the nation, according to information from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

May 8, 2013 - Now that the federal government is building health insurance Marketplaces in 34 states, the question is: Will customers come? The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , the government division overseeing the roll out of the new Marketplaces, is getting ready.

On Wednesday, May 29 at 6:30pm at the Belfast Free Library , located at 106 High Street, the community is invited to a presentation with Kevin Lewis, CEO of Maine Community Health Options , a nonprofit organization that will provide affordable health insurance to Maine people and small businesses beginning in January 2014.

Falling closely in line with the Obama administration's analysis last month, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that the policies in President Barack Obama 's fiscal 2014 budget proposal would reduce Medicare spending by about $364 billion over 10 years, compared with the administration's estimate of $371 billion.

Dominican Hospital is doing slightly better than the national average in treating Medicare patients with a heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia and avoiding a costly return to the emergency room.

A new Medicare program that punishes hospitals with high patient readmission rates is forcing administrators to reach out and improve how patients are cared for, even after they're wheeled out the hospital doors.

Nearly 100 people, including 14 doctors and nurses, were charged for their roles in separate Medicare scams that collectively billed the taxpayer-funded program for roughly $223 million in bogus charges in a massive bust spanning eight cities, federal authorities said Tuesday.

If there is one problem that symbolizes the ongoing national healthcare emergency, it is the rampant price gouging in the healthcare industry that continues to price too many Americans out of access to care and into financial ruin.

White Plains, NY May 17, 2013 - The state of New York has several major public health insurance programs, including Medicaid, commonly known as "Regular Medicaid." While Regular Medicaid in New York offers extensive health care services including: dental care; diagnostic testing; home care; hospitalization; mental health support; out-patient care ... (more)

For boomers who haven't crossed the Medicare road yet, that moment is likely coming: You must be enrolled in Medicare at age 65 and can actually sign up as early as three months before your 65th birthday, assuming you're eligible for the federal health insurance program .

Between 40 to 50 people attended a Welcome to Medicare event Thursday evening at the Van Wert County Council on Aging.

When the Senate voted Tuesday to make Marilyn Tavenner the official administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, it was the first time the world's greatest deliberative body had approved someone to head the huge health agency since 2004.

"Our members are concerned about rising health care-related costs and the impact it could have to their financial security," said , vice president, USAA Health Solutions.

Neuropathy Diagnosis Obstacles Damaging to Patients' Health Continued lack of peripheral neuropathy awareness combined with Medicare reimbursement cuts for diagnostic tools are causing major impediments to neuropathy epidemic prevention, patient care, and treatments according to The Neuropathy Association and the Hereditary Neuropathy ... (more)

Officials awaited daybreak to fully assess the scope of the destruction left in the wake of a deadly tornado in Granbury.