Republicans object to proposed Medicare cuts, prompting exasperated accusations of hypocrisy from Democrats. Many challenges still await the bill, which Democrats had hoped to pass by Christmas. Senate Democrats had to delay votes on the first set of amendments to

Washington — A Republican senator asserted Tuesday during a rancorous floor debate that President Obama's health-care overhaul will shorten the lives of America's seniors by cutting Medicare.[Original News Article]Related NewsNPR reviews the heated debate over the creation of Medicare and

Arizona Senator John McCain , the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, proposed an amendment that would strip from the bill more than $400 billion in planned reductions to Medicare, the government insurance program for the elderly.[Original News Article]Related NewsRepublicans Attack Medicare

People all over the Miami Valley count on Medicare to cover their health care costs but, some scammers are using the government program for their own personal gain.[Original News Article]Related NewsPhone scam targets seniors on MedicareTelephone scam involving Medicare targets

Dec. 1 — Senate Republicans will challenge a Democratic plan to cut hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicare, raising the specter of opposition from seniors to health legislation as lawmakers prepare to vote on amendments.[Original News Article]Related NewsRepublicans Fight

The event will allow every Medicare Beneficiary to compare his or her Medicare Part D prescription drug plans for 2010 and is free of charge.[Original News Article]Related NewsOpen enrollment for Medicare is in full swing2010 Open Enrollment For Medicare Prescription

Back during the 2008 campaign, Barack Obama was the one accusing John McCain of wanting to cut Medicare benefits for seniors, now everything is all reversed and upside down.[Original News Article]Related NewsDemocratic Presidential Nominee Obama Says GOP Nominee McCain Would

Fidelis Care announces a free Fidelis Medicare Advantage seminar in Cicero for Onondaga County residents who are eligible for Medicare and want answers about coverage and[Original News Article]Related NewsFree Medicare Seminar At The CenterFree seminar explains MedicareFree seminar on Medicare

What Senator McCain is basically saying with his amendment is, don't cut Grandma's Medicare to pay for someone else's insurance." · "If you find savings by cutting waste, fraud and abuse in Grandma's Medicare, spend those savings on Grandma.[Original News

If you're an avid reader of this blog or you've been following the health insurance reform process closely, you probably know by now that reform will strengthen Medicare and keep the Medicare trust fund in the black for an additional

Senate Republicans rally behind an amendment to protect the Medicare program from cuts in a health-care overhaul, as the chamber opens a second day of what promises to be a long and divisive debate about revamping the U.S. health-care system.[Original

A "Medicare fraud Strike Force," which started in south Florida, has now expanded across the country to indict more than 300 on fraudulent Medicare billing charges, The Washington Times reports. Officials say the strike force has broken up operations that

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—-Seniors may find that many common prescription drugs that Medicare Part D has covered for years may suddenly be denied due to a new policy being implemented by the Centers for Medicare and medicaid services.[Original News Article]Related NewsPharmacists, Drug

One of the greatest financial tolls on the nation's health care system is the cost of hospitalizations for the elderly, with Medicare spending reaching $196.2 billion in 2007.[Original News Article]Related NewsAvalere Shows Home Health Interventions Associated with Lower Medicare Spending

Agendia, a world leader in molecular cancer diagnostics, announced today that Palmetto GBA, California's Part B Medicare administrator, has established coding guidelines for the company's MammaPrint test.[Original News Article]Related NewsMedicare Rebate For Breast MRI, AustraliaMRI Scans Funded For Younger Women

Starting in the spring of 2007, federal, state and local law enforcement officials came together in South Florida to hunt down and charge people with defrauding the country's multibillion-dollar Medicare system. Known as the Medicare fraud Strike Force and now

A new study has found that 27% of Medicare Advantage and supplemental Medicare insurance customers have a current intention to shop for and possibly switch their Medicare coverage.[Original News Article]Related NewsNew Study Finds Positive Developments, Persistent Problems In Medicare Drug

From now through the end of the year, seniors have a chance to enroll in a Medicare prescription drug plan, and those who already are enrolled can switch plans. With Congress debating many changes to the Medicare program, seniors should

You may know that new Medicare prescription drug and health plan choices are offered each year.[Original News Article]Related NewsMedicare Part D: What to Expect This Open Enrollment Period2010 Open Enrollment For Medicare Prescription Drug And Health Plan Coverage Begins November

If you've been unemployed anytime during the last 9 months, you probably know about the COBRA health insurance subsidy. The federal government has been paying 65% of the COBRA health insurance premiums of people who had group health coverage and