Medicare

It's an annual ordeal for many seniors living on a budget. Medicare's coverage gap for prescription drugs — $3,610 next year — has steadily gotten bigger since the benefit's inception. But if Democrats have their way on health care overhaul, the dreaded "doughnut hole" will shrink by $500 right away and go away altogether by 2019. With the elderly worried that Medicare cuts in the health care bill will put the quality of their own care in jeopardy, Democrats belatedly are scrambling to... Read Full Story

Federal agents arrested about 30 suspects in three states Tuesday in a major crackdown on Medicare fraud totaling $61 million in separate scams as the government targets waste in taxpayer-funded health care. Arrests in Miami, Brooklyn and Detroit included a Florida doctor who allegedly ran a $40 million home health care scheme, including falsely listing patients as blind diabetics so that he could bill for twice-daily nurse visits, officials from the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S... Read Full Story

http://news.yahoo.com/video/politics-15749652/dem-sen-on-health-care-let-s-pass-this-bill-17175896   Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, says let's pass this bill, alter it later. Dem Sen on Health Care: Let's Pass This Bill By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press Writer        Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar, Associated Press Writer –     WASHINGTON – It's an annual ordeal for many seniors living on a budget. Medicare's coverage gap for prescription drugs — $3,610 next year — has steadily gotten... Read Full Story

A curved staircase surely adds extra beauty to the interior of a house. For people with mobility issues, climbing curved staircases can be a matter of concern. In such situations, a curved stair lift will be an effective solution to the accessibility problem.  Curved stair lifts can be custom-made in order to suit all models of curved stairways without affecting the elegance of your home. These lifts are designed in such a way that they can be mounted both on the inside and outside path of... Read Full Story

Our Lady of Lourdes Health Care Services Inc., the parent company of two New Jersey hospitals, has agreed to pay the United States $7.95 million to resolve allegations that the hospitals defrauded Medicare, the Justice Department announced today. The two hospitals are Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center (OLL) in Camden, N.J., and Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County (LMC) in Willingboro, N.J. LMC is a defendant in a suit brought by a whistleblower, Tony Kite, in 2005. The lawsuit... Read Full Story

Stair lifts are a basic requirement for physically disabled people for their daily needs. World class brand Bruno has introduced an Electra-Ride LT stairlift in the market. The products of Bruno are known for their performance, safety and reasonable price. Bruno Electra-Ride LT stairlift is an indoor straight rail stair lift for straight stair ways. Physically disabled people can use this stair chair lift for easy and effortless travel through the stairways of their house or office. Highly... Read Full Story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. healthcare spending would rise by about $234 billion over the next decade under the Senate Democrats' overhaul bill and some of the proposed savings might never be achieved, a U.S. agency said in a report released on Friday. It was the latest in a series of reports issued by the agency that oversees Medicare that cast doubt on some of the savings claims made by Democrats about one of President Barack Obama's top domestic priorities. Republican opponents on Friday... Read Full Story

Stairlifts are used by individuals with disabilities to help them move from one place to another. There are several different varieties of these lifts and each is chosen for the specific needs of the user. A stair lift is installed where there is a staircase in the house, which enables the user to safely go upstairs. The type chosen will be determined by the user’s weight and the width of the staircase it needs to be fitted to. Most of these types of stairlifts run off of a battery... Read Full Story

Senate Democratic liberals are seeking expansion of two large federal programs, Medicare and Medicaid, in exchange for dropping a government-sold insurance option from health care legislation sought by President Barack Obama, several lawmakers said Monday. Under the potential trade-off with party moderates, near-retirees beginning at age 55 or 60 who lack affordable insurance would be permitted to purchase coverage under Medicare, which generally provides medical care beginning at 65... Read Full Story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Private health insurance companies that offer alternative Medicare coverage funnel billions of dollars toward company profits, and to marketing and advertising rather than to patient care, U.S. Democrats charged in a report released on Wednesday. A number of insurers, including Humana Inc and UnitedHealth Group Inc, offer such plans known as Medicare Advantage as an alternative to traditional fee-for-service Medicare coverage for the elderly and disabled. The report... Read Full Story