The AARP in Ohio this week launched a campaign aimed at protecting Medicare in response to recent congressional proposals to revamp the program. “Congressional proposals to change Medicare into a voucher system would dramatically increase health care costs and risks for both current and future retirees,” the organization said in a statement. “Over the next [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — You pay less for outpatient treatment than for a hospital admission, right? Not necessarily in the topsy-turvy world of Medicare billing, according to a government report. People entitled to benefits under Medicare who had heart stents inserted as outpatients faced hospital bills that were $645 higher on average than those who had [...]
WASHINGTON — A safeguard for Medicare beneficiaries has become a way for drugmakers to get paid billions of dollars for pricey medications at taxpayer expense, government numbers show. The cost of Medicare’s “catastrophic” prescription coverage jumped by 85 percent in three years, from $27.7 billion in 2013 to $51.3 billion in 2015, according to the [...]