Blogs Posts on "Medicare"

Obama Medicare Tax Hike: Why you should care about Medicare Tax Hikes by Maggie's Notebook on Nov 18, 2009So you are years away from enrolling in Medicare. So, you make less than $250,000 a year - so...you think hiking the tax rate for Medicare on those earning more than you is a good idea. Wrong. Medicare Tax Hike The Heritage Foundation says a...

ASCP's 40th Annual Meeting by Medicine and Technology by Joseph Kim, MD, MPH on Nov 18, 2009The ASCP's 40th Annual Meeting begins today in Anaheim, California. November 18 - 20, 2009:About ASCPVision ... The Society's long-term desire, aspiration, and core purpose.The vision of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists is optimal medic...

Greta Van Susteren Olivia Newton John: Government Breast Cancer Guideline Rationing by Maggie's Notebook on Nov 17, 2009Greta Van Susteran interviewed singer and actress, Olivia Newton-John, about a new live show she is promoting to recognize women and the role they play in battling cancer as a patient, a caregiver and an advocate. " The theme: a story of survivorship...

Pharmaceutical Industry Raises Drug Prices by 9% by Medicine and Technology by Joseph Kim, MD, MPH on Nov 16, 2009According to this story on the NY Times, Professor Schondelmeyer found that prices for the name-brand drugs most widely used by the Medicare population rose by 9.3 percent in the last year. Professor Stephen W. Schondelmeyer is a pharmaceutical econo...

How will health care reform impact your job satisfaction? by Medicine and Technology by Joseph Kim, MD, MPH on Nov 11, 2009If you're a health care professional involved in direct patient care, how will the proposed health care reform impact your level of job satisfaction? My wife is a primary care physician and we often talk about how a reformed health care system would...

A Letter to Congress & the POTUS by The Bull Speaks! on Nov 9, 2009To the Congress & Mr. Obama: Let’s take a moment to review your record BEFORE you come to “We the People” for yet another round of corn-holing, ok? The U.S. Postal Service was established in 1775 – you have had 234 years to get it ri...

Bye-Bye Consultation Codes by The Blog that Ate Manhattan on Nov 9, 2009Consultation CPT codes are being eliminated by Medicare starting January 1. 2010. (The link is to the federal register - the relevent section starts p 162.) In the CY 2010 PFS proposed rule (74 FR 33551), we proposed, beginning January 1, 2010, to bu...

Health reform bill passes U.S. House by Chicago Fabulous Blog on Nov 7, 2009The Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous.

The Medicare Menace by Conservative Blogs Central on Nov 5, 2009...

Nursing Homes History of Serious Quality Issues and Special Program Stimulate Improvements by Medical Care - healthy living for health on Nov 4, 2009The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and States visit nursing homes on a regular basis to determine if the nursing homes are providing the quality of care that Medicare and Medicaid requires. These “survey” or “inspection” t...