Articles tagged: Medicare
U-M Health System has some of the highest charges in the state, but patients rarely face them
Posted: May 12, 2013The University of Michigan Health System has some of the highest hospital charges in the state, according to a set of new data released by the federal government this week. Read more »
Local agencies, institutions grappling to plan for cuts in federal funding due to sequestration
Posted: Mar 25, 2013As the federal government continues to deliberate the extent and timing of forced budget cuts known as sequestration, local agencies and organizations are grappling with the possibility of extensive cuts to their funding. Read more »
Federal sequester: What budget cuts could mean for Washtenaw County
Posted: Mar 01, 2013A look at services, research efforts and staff that make use of federal money in Washtenaw County that could be at risk for cuts under sequestration. Read more »
Crain's Detroit Business: Hospitals penalized for readmission rates with cut in Medicare reimbursements
Posted: Dec 11, 2012Editor's note: This story was edited at 4:50 p.m. for clarification. Under provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a number of hospitals including those in the University of Michigan Health System will ... Read more »
Shift to new model of serving Medicare patients comes as U-M Health System faces challenges
Posted: Oct 03, 2012It may sound strange: A hospital that wants to keep patients out of its hospital. For the University of Michigan Health System and hospitals across the country, it’s a strategy that is becoming the way ... Read more »
OPINION: Extending Medicare to everyone makes good economic sense
Posted: Jul 31, 2011In yet another attempt to bridge the debt ceiling impasse by reigning in entitlement spending, President Barack Obama recently proposed raising the eligibility age for Medicare from 65 to 67. As we pass Medicare’s 46th ... Read more »
Opinion: Privatize Medicare? No thanks!
Posted: Mar 13, 2011Dr. James MitchinerWell, Karl Rove has done it again. In a recent opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal (“The Politics of Saving ‘Granny,’” Feb. 3), the former Bush presidential adviser sings the praises of ... Read more »
Massachusetts Senate election: A call to start over on healthcare reform
Posted: Mar 07, 2010Count me among those who were not terribly disappointed at the outcome of the recent Senate race in Massachusetts to fill the un-expired term of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy. The election of Scott Brown, ... Read more »
Medicare should be model for single-payer healthcare insurance
Posted: Feb 14, 2010As a family physician for 30 years, I have seen a medical care system broken. There are many, many causes, but one is the failure to use the largest pool of patients available, the entire ... Read more »
Medicare is like a Ponzi scheme being played out on the public
Posted: Jan 24, 2010Mr. Daher believes “Medicare for all is the only ‘reform’ option that should have been presented from the beginning” (Letters to the editor, Jan. 17). It is as though Mr. Daher heard that a fund ... Read more »
Medicare should be expanded to include everybody
Posted: Jan 10, 2010I believe that the United States needs a single-payer system, Medicare for All. Citizens in other free-market countries have no major medical bills. They contribute to a national fund, similar to our traditional Medicare, that ... Read more »
Medicare should be extended to those younger than 65
Posted: Dec 27, 2009I am a registered nurse who has spent over 20 years in the field of health care. I am among the millions of uninsured Americans who are gambling their health against the cost of healthcare. ... Read more »
Medicare should be extended to 55- to 64-year-olds
Posted: Dec 20, 2009I'm a Medicare enrollee. Why (President) Obama and (Sen. Joe) Liebermann would deny this precious resource to 55- to 64-year-olds is beyond belief. Both are frauds who only claim to represent the people, and both ... Read more »
Medicare Advantage program should be saved
Posted: Oct 11, 2009Proposals being considered by Congress will result in cuts to Medicare in order to provide coverage for others. Thousands of seniors and disabled people in Michigan are enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. These plans provide ... Read more »
Who pays for what? Part 2
Posted: Aug 13, 2009This week I will provide information about Medicare Part A and Part B, since these are the primary insurance payers for seniors. As I mentioned in part 1, Part A is automatically given to persons ... Read more »
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