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Survey Shows Overwhelming Support for Long Term Solution to Protect Access to Medicare Doctors CHICAGO, Dec. 6, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Access to doctors is critical to 39 million older Americans on Medicare - including over 1.5 million Illinoisans. But this access might be gravely compromised if Congress takes no action by January 1st, 2011, to prevent a severe cut in pay for Medicare physicians. Today, AARP released a survey of Illinois members, showing overwhelming support for a...
N.J. Facilities Stand to Lose $120 Million Beginning in October PRINCETON, N.J., June 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New Jersey's hospitals could be forced to shoulder an additional $120 million in Medicare cuts next year under a federal budget proposal. The 2011 federal fiscal year begins Oct. 1. Each year, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issues a proposed rule in the spring to indicate Medicare reimbursement changes pending for the new fiscal year. This year's proposed...
AARP Urges Senators Crapo & Risch to Support Legislation to Preserve Access to Doctors for Millions of Older Americans BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With a near 22 percent cut in Medicare payment rates to doctors for 2010 on the horizon, Idaho's 213,000 beneficiaries may soon find their doctor can't afford to see them. For the influx of Medicare eligible state retirees who will soon lose their state health insurance in January of 2010, the issue could prove...
LOUDON, Tenn., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Doran Edwards is the former Medical Director of the Statistical Analysis Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier (SADMERC), the division of Medicare that oversaw durable medical equipment until August of 2008. He believes that Medicare is an outstanding program that truly can help reduce the cost of our nation's healthcare by preventing and or transferring medical expenses to the less costly home environment. Unfortunately, the prevalence of...
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has signed a one-year extension to its contract with Australian government agency, Medicare, for the provision of IT infrastructure services. Under the agreement, valued at approximately AUD$70 million, IBM will continue to provide mainframe, midrange, desktop, data warehouse and call center support, building on a relationship with Medicare which dates back to 2000. Since that time, IBM has assisted Medicare in transforming its service provision to...
ICS Software, Ltd. is proud to give doctors the ability to check their patients' Medicare Part A and B eligibility and deductible status through a website called www.CheckMedicare.com. In just a few seconds, the Doctor retrieves results that will have a direct positive impact on the practice and will increase cash flow. For only 25 cents per eligibility check, CheckMedicare.com is an easy business solution to ensure the billing of a doctor's service is rendered. To use CheckMedicare.com,...
The following editorial appeared in the Minneapolis Star Tribune on Tuesday, July 1: ___ Senators on Capitol Hill departed for July 4 picnics last Friday with an important unfinished piece of business hanging over the heads of doctors and the millions of seniors who depend on Medicare. The issue: a large and troubling cut in payments to doctors who see Medicare patients. The 10.6 percent reimbursement reduction was scheduled to take effect today. And while Congress has previously protected...
WASHINGTON, June 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following statement is attributable to Nancy H. Nielsen, M.D., President, American Medical Association: "Today, we stand at the brink of a Medicare meltdown. On July 1 - just five days from now - the government will slash Medicare physician payments by 10.6 percent. "This cut would force 60 percent of doctors to limit the number of new Medicare patients they treat. More than half of doctors say they'd need to cut staff, and 14 percent say...
