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Scoreboard: Tracking Health Law Court Challenges
Kaiser Health News tracks the status of more than two dozen cases as they work their way through the federal courts.
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Affluent Seniors Could Take A Hit On Medicare
Both Democrats and Republicans are eyeing proposals to require well-off Medicare beneficiaries to pay more for their coverage as the super committee looks for ways to hold down spending.
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Targeting Wealthy Medicare Beneficiaries
More than half of 15 major deficit reduction proposals put forth in 2010 and 2011 call for higher-income Medicare beneficiaries to pay more for their coverage.
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Tough Lessons From America’s Health Reform History
KHN’s Jordan Rau talks with Paul Starr about “Remedy and Reaction,” his new book. Starr, a health policy adviser during the Clinton administration, looks at America’s ongoing and bitter struggle with reforming its health care system.
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Florida Politics Creating Bumps On Health Information ‘Highway’
Florida is one of the first states to help doctors and hospitals adopt a new way of transferring patient information. But Gov. Rick Scott objects to the Health Information Exchange Network, which was built with federal stimulus money.
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GOP Candidates Urge ‘Market Forces’ For Health Care, Complain About Format
In last night’s CNBC debate, moderator Maria Bartiromo asked the eight candidates
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Super Committee Republicans Offer Deal On Tax Revenues That Includes Medicare Changes
Jackie Judd talks with KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey about what Medicare changes would be part of the latest proposal from super committee Republicans to strike a deficit reduction deal. Also in the background is the status of a $300 billion Medicare physician pay fix.
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Health On The Hill Transcript: Medicare Changes Part Of Super Committee Republicans Deal On Tax Revenues
Mary Agnes Carey talks about what Medicare changes would be part of the latest proposal from super committee Republicans to strike a deficit reduction deal.
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Romney’s Plan Would Fundamentally Change Medicare
Although the GOP presidential candidate is offering to let beneficiaries stay in the traditional fee-for-service program, critics say his plan could shift more cost to individuals.
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Helping Low-Income Veterans Maintain The Best Possible Quality Of Life
The Veterans’ Affairs Aid and Attendance program can help wartime veterans remain at home or assist them in paying for long-term care. A large number of veterans across the country who qualify for this aid, however, somehow are slipping through the cracks. A Washington state pilot program is correcting this problem.
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How PARIS Is Helping Veterans In Need
In Washington state, the Public Assistance Reporting Information System — PARIS — has proven to be an important tool in efforts to identify eligible veterans and connect them with the benefits they earned while serving their country.
