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BusinessWeek January 8, 2007	Diagnosis: Identity Theft For $60, a thief can buy your health records - and use them to get costly care. Guess who gets the bill.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Understanding Medicare: Claims In general, Medicare provides a level of coverage that is fairly similar to what private health insurance plans offer. Here are some tips for getting the most from it.
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BusinessWeek October 10, 2005 Howard Gleckman	Medicare's Big Experiment The coming changes to Medicare aim to cut costs while improving care. Sound familiar?
Financial Planning November 1, 2007 Donald Jay Korn	Medicare Choices What are Medicare private fee-for-service plans and why did their fortunes rise and fall so dramatically? Most important, if these plans survive in their current form, should advisors suggest them for clients enrolled in or approaching Medicare eligibility?
BusinessWeek January 6, 2011 Justin Blum	Why Medicare Can't Catch the Fraudsters One provider's claims were paid despite unusual billing patterns
BusinessWeek January 7, 2010 Catherine Arnst	Hospitals: Radical Cost Surgery A hospital that slashes costs - and delivers high-quality care as it innovates? Yes, it exists.
BusinessWeek November 12, 2009 Catherine Arnst	10 Ways to Cut Health-Care Costs Right Now Employers and hospitals don't have to wait for Congress to address inefficiencies and waste.
Managed Care November 2007	Patient Advocates Want Part D Changes A Medicare-administered drug benefit would be more affordable and comprehensive than the current private insurance-run drug benefit, say patient advocate groups.
Searcher October 2011 Stephanie C. Ardito	The Medical Digital: Navigating the Medicare Maze Since entitlement programs are the chief governmental programs under fire, I decided to revisit the healthcare bills passed back in March (H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act).
Searcher Jul/Aug 2010 Tara Breton	What's in the Patient's Medical Bill? If you want more understanding of medical billing, here are the basics of the U.S. medical reimbursement system that will hopefully assist you along with web resources on this subject.
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Managed Care November 2005 Martin Sipkoff	Confusion Rules the Day As Medicare Part D Begins With a dizzying array of coverage possibilities, there is a strong possibility that some people who would benefit will fail to enroll in any plan.
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InternetNews December 18, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	E-Healthcare Gets Federal Mandate Department of Health and Human Services unveils best practices for ensuring patient privacy with online medical records, Medicare pushes e-prescriptions.
Registered Rep. October 13, 2011 Mark Miller	Determining Your Elderly Clients' Best-Fit in Medicare Plans You may be able to help senior clients save thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket health care costs by encouraging them to comparison shop for Medicare prescription drug and managed care options during the program's annual fall enrollment season.
The Motley Fool April 18, 2011 Travis Hoium	Community Health Systems Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know Shares of hospital owner Community Health Systems fell 10% briefly this morning after the company changed its buyout offer for Tenet Healthcare.
Managed Care July 2007	AMA: Patients Will Feel Cuts in Medicare Next year's proposed 10 percent cut in Medicare payments is serving as a rallying point for members of the American Medical Association, which says the cuts will make it difficult for physicians to accept new Medicare patients.
Managed Care January 2005 Leary & Farley	Health Plans Slow To Adopt Outpatient Prospective Payment The private sector drags its feet over Ambulatory Payment Classifications. Here are some suggestions to move acceptance along.
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Managed Care July 2002	Memo Clarifies CMS Guidelines on Injectables Injectable drugs should be covered by Medicare if beneficiaries administer them less than 50 percent of the time, according to a clarification on this issue by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services that's set to take effect Aug. 1.
Reason December 2008 Jacob Sullum	Auditing the Auditors A report from the Department of Health and Human Services' inspector general casts doubt on recent claims by Medicare officials that they are finally cracking down on fraud.
Financial Planning July 1, 2006 Robert M. Hayes	Preserve Medicare Medicare is a roadmap for the future healthcare of America. It should be fine-tuned and improved, not undermined and privatized as the Washington power brokers are now attempting to do.
Financial Planning April 1, 2010 Donald Jay Korn	Medicare: Change is Coming This is a great time to get together with clients over 65 who will be affected by health care changes and go over their Medicare coverage. At the same time, you can see what other areas of financial planning are on their mind.
Managed Care September 2006	We Can't Avoid Tough Decisions Forever Former Reagan administration official Jeanne Scott is working to change how health information is processed. However, that's only part of the solution.
Financial Advisor March 2008 David J. Drucker	Hidden Threat: Identity Theft What is identity theft, and what should financial advisors be telling their clients about it?
Managed Care May 2007 John Marcille	Pay for Performance Proceeds at Proper Pace The incrementalist pay-for-performance will be with us long after Medicare private fee-for-service plan is history.
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Managed Care May 2005	Implementing Medicare Part D Could Get Ugly This expert who hopes to help everybody adjust, nevertheless expects big headaches come Jan. 1, 2006. However, e-prescribing could make the drug plan work.
Knowledge@Wharton July 30, 2003	Restructuring Medicare Is a Riskier Operation than First Thought Hailed as a bipartisan success when passed in late June, two Medicare reform bills are losing some of their luster as they face closer scrutiny by a conference committee made up of members of both chambers charged with reconciling the legislation this fall.
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