Health care issues: Medicare cutsOctober 6th, 2009 Health care issues: Medicare cutsA look at key issues in the health care debate:
THE ISSUE: Will seniors' Medicare benefits be slashed to pay for health care overhaul?
THE POLITICS: Democrats are proposing to reduce the ballooning costs of Medicare to keep the program solvent. They want to root out waste to find the savings, and to reduce payments to some providers.
Senate health care bill could lead to higher Medicare prescription drug costs for seniorsOctober 2nd, 2009 Health care overhaul could raise Medicare Rx costsWASHINGTON — Medicare recipients could see higher premiums for prescription drug coverage as a result of changes to complex provisions in a Senate health care bill, a senior Republican said Friday. At issue are marching orders for a powerful new commission that would recommend annual Medicare savings to Congress.
Health care issues: How to pay doctors under MedicareOctober 1st, 2009 Health care issues: Medicare payments to doctorsA look at key issues in the health care debate:
THE ISSUE: Should health care legislation include a so-called "doc fix" — funding to adjust Medicare reimbursements for doctors so that they don't face annual pay cuts?
THE POLITICS: Democrats in the House and President Barack Obama have said they want health care legislation to include $245 billion to adjust Medicare payments for physicians. The money would ensure doctors' pay isn't cut, and solve a payment problem that Congress has fixed piecemeal for years.
HHS announces Medicare pilot program with incentive payments for better primary careSeptember 16th, 2009 HHS announces Medicare pilot programWASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced a new Medicare pilot program Wednesday to strengthen primary care services for patients and cut costly emergency room visits — by offering financial incentives to doctors. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said the three-year pilot plan is modeled after a program being tested in Vermont.
Obama: Medicare trust fund will not be used to pay for health care overhaulSeptember 9th, 2009 Obama: 'I will protect Medicare'WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Wednesday night promised to protect Medicare and reassured the elderly that Medicare funds would not be used to pay for a health care overhaul. The president said the plan would eliminate billions of dollars in waste and fraud and what he called the "unwarranted subsidies" that go to insurance companies.
Republicans target worried seniors with health 'bill of rights'August 24th, 2009 Republicans offer seniors health 'bill of rights'WASHINGTON — Republicans are targeting older Americans worried about President Barack Obama's health overhaul plans with a "seniors' health care bill of rights."
The six principles outlined Monday by the Republican National Committee include protecting Medicare, prohibiting rationing of health care based on age and making sure government doesn't get between seniors and their doctors. The Obama administration has insisted repeatedly that it doesn't want to shrink Medicare benefits, ration care or reduce the role of doctors.
Obama confident health care overhaul coming soon, speaks of 'about 80 agreement' in CongressAugust 16th, 2009 Obama confident health care overhaul coming soonWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he's confident his drive to overhaul health care will succeed. The president writes in Sunday's New York Times about "health insurance reform" and says his attempt to overhaul the system is closer to reality "than we have ever been."
Obama cites support from the American Nurses Association, the powerful American Medical Association and the AARP for big changes.
Facing questions on cost, Obama defends push for health care overhaulAugust 14th, 2009 Obama defends health care plan amid cost questionsBELGRADE, Mont. — At a town hall style meeting, a Montana man bluntly challenged President Barack Obama's contention that he can overhaul health care without raising Americans' taxes to pay for it.
AARP says Obama erred in claiming it has endorsed health care legislationAugust 12th, 2009 AARP tells Obama: No health plan endorsement yetWASHINGTON — A group usually seen as one of Barack Obama's allies in the health care debate — AARP — says the president went too far Tuesday when he said the seniors lobby had endorsed the legislation pending in Congress. AARP is sensitive to the issue because polls show that Medicare beneficiaries are worried their health care program will be cut to subsidize coverage for the uninsured.
Obama says he doesn't want bureaucratic meddling in health care decisionsAugust 11th, 2009 Obama defends health care effort against criticsPORTSMOUTH, N.H. — President Barack Obama is defending his health care overhaul against criticism that it would be a government takeover.
Obama tries to reassure seniors worried about Medicare cuts in health care overhaulAugust 11th, 2009 Obama seeks to reassure seniors on health carePORTSMOUTH, N.H. — President Barack Obama is seeking to reassure the nation's seniors that health care overhaul won't mean cuts in Medicare.
Obama at AARP health care forum: 'We've got to get a better bang for our health care dollar'July 28th, 2009 Obama: Existing health system threatens MedicareWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is telling participants in an online forum on health care that the current system and its skyrocketing costs are a threat to Medicare. Obama says the Medicare trust fund will be in the red and out of money in a decade unless Washington overhauls the system.
Obama says savings in Medicare won't mean cuts in benefits to seniorsJuly 23rd, 2009 Obama says Medicare benefits won't be cutWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says cutting Medicare costs won't mean cuts in benefits to seniors. He says his goal instead is to change how those benefits are delivered, to make them more efficient.
Obama uses network town hall to pitch health plan; Republicans complain they were shut outJune 25th, 2009 Obama says insurers profit with his health planWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says insurance companies will make less profit on each patient if he gets his health care overhaul. But Obama says they'll make it up because they'll have more paying customers when the uninsured sign up for coverage.
President Obama says he won't push health care plan on Congress, ready to hear other proposalsJune 11th, 2009 Obama: Cooperation with Hill needed on health careGREEN BAY, Wis. — President Barack Obama is vowing that he won't run roughshod over Congress in putting together legislation overhauling the country's health care system.
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August 13th, 2009 at 8:19 am
Put the Health care on refferendum ballot this way votes can have the chance to see the bill and read it. Put a 10 or 15 dollar co/pay and people who just wanted to talk to someone. We could go tort reform, limit the maximum amount to say 350 thousand dollars then many lawyers and people would think twice about filing. Plus if you make the lawyer and the client pay for court cost people would think twice. Just a thought Lawyers will not like it, no money to be made and this would require more work to make ends meat. Other wise take care.
August 30th, 2009 at 1:37 am
Do you know those gloves or socks or anything that says, “One size fits all” and they don’t? Well that’s what Obama’s health care is like. One health care program does not fit all of us. It may be good for Mr. A but not very good for Ms. B and what would be good for Ms. B is not good for Family C, etc.
One Program Is Not Acceptable For All Of Us!!!! It will work for some of us some of all the time, all of us some of the time and some of us none of the time. If our learder(s) had any brains, they would incorporate a few different medical insurance programs to cover different peoples needs. And they would make it a law that businesses that have health insurance can UP/CHANGE their policy to a better program but not lower/change it to less coverage to save money because of this new health care.