Still, the darling of single-payer advocates has been gradually expanding its control over the medical care of seniors, children, and parents.The Medicare bureaucracy determines whether your care is "medically necessary." That means, h...
ObamaCare Medicare Myths Medicare is ending.False.ObamaCare is not replacing Medicare. In fact, many of the provisions contained within the new law strengthen Medicare, improve its quality, help lower costs and ensure Medicare for years to come. ...
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Under ObamaCare, Medicare provides more services and is financially better off. Seniors should welcome the changes and embrace them. Author: Thomas DeMichele Thomas DeMichele is the head writer and founder of ObamaCareFacts.com, FactsOnMedicare.com, and other websites. He has been in the healt...
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The National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) identified a number of different factors that impact utilization and spending in the United States(e.g., advances in medical technogy, the prevalenceof chronic conditions).1 In fact, the report notesthat the top 5 percent of the ...
Presents an overview of Medicare's development from 1965 to 1995. Growth seen for Medicare; Changes made; Private versus public health care costs; Challenge facing Congress and the United States regarding Medicare; Myths and facts about Medicare; Future prospects.Thomas...
PROTECTING AND EXTENDING HEALTH CARE: New book offers feast of Medicare views, insights, proposals Review by Roy LaBerge Medicare: Facts, Myths, Problems & Promise, edited by Bruce Campbell and Greg Marchildon, James Lorimer & Company, Toronto, 460 pages, $29.95.LaBerge, Roy...