Medicare Monitor
The Palm Beach Post's veteran Washington correspondent, Larry Lipman, tracks policy makers and interest groups who are shaping the future of the federal health insurance program for the elderly.Medicare Web Resources
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•Medicare
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•Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
•Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Organizations
•AARP
•America's Health Insurance Plans
•Brookings Institution
•Center for Medicare Advocacy
•Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
•Century Foundation
•Commonwealth Fund
•Families USA
•Florida 50+
•Heritage Foundation
•Kaiser Family Foundation
•Medicare Rights Center
•National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
•National Academy of Social Insurance
•National Center for Policy Analysis
Blogs
•AARP Issues Blog: Medicare
•Cato Institute Health Care Blog
•Entitled to Know National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
•The Health Care Blog
Medicare at a glance
Medicare is the federal health care system that covers about 36 million people age 65 and older, plus 7 million disabled. It has four parts:
Financed by a 2.9 percent payroll tax divided equally between employees and employers.
Financed by beneficiary premiums and federal general revenue. Current monthly premiums are $93.50. Starting this year, individuals whose taxable income is more than $80,000 will pay a higher premium.
Financed by Medicare and beneficiary premiums, which vary among plans.
The plans are private and financed by Medicare and beneficiary premiums, which vary among plans.
-- Larry Lipman
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July 15, 2008
July 10, 2008
July 9, 2008
July 7, 2008
June 27, 2008
June 24, 2008
- AMA 'pleased' with Medicare bill
- AHIP Reacts to House Medicare bill passage.
- House passes Medicare bill
June 19, 2008
June 18, 2008
June 12, 2008
June 6, 2008
June 5, 2008
June 4, 2008
May 16, 2008
May 13, 2008
May 8, 2008
May 2, 2008
May 1, 2008
- Medicare to cover artificial heart tests
- Nursing home industry predicts cuts could jeopardize jobs, wages and tax revenues
April 30, 2008
April 29, 2008
April 28, 2008
April 24, 2008
April 8, 2008
April 1, 2008
March 26, 2008
March 25, 2008
March 24, 2008
March 21, 2008
March 20, 2008
February 20, 2008
- Medicare says it could 'bundle' dialysis payments
- Leavitt: Wanna do a demo?
- Lawmakers: Hold off on doctor pay cut
February 15, 2008
February 8, 2008
February 4, 2008
January 31, 2008
January 30, 2008
January 11, 2008
January 8, 2008
- New areas being covered by medical equipment competitive bid program
- Report: Medicare prescription plan's effect widespread
December 19, 2007
December 18, 2007
December 10, 2007
December 4, 2007
November 16, 2007
- Stark: questions about Part D shifts for low-income beneficiaries
- How would you spin these statistics?