Medicare trustees: Repealing Obamacare cuts would hasten insolvency
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says his plan to repeal Obamacare's $716 billion in Medicare cuts would put the program onto a path towards long-term solvency. The non-partisan Medicare trustees, however, say it would do just the opposite.
Paul Ryan on Medicare: ‘We will win this debate’
VP pick Paul Ryan mentioned Medicare for the first time on the stump on Wednesday.
Hepatitis C outbreak could boost chances for bill requiring radiation technologist standards
CONCORD, N.H. — The case of a medical technologist suspected of infecting patients with Hepatitis C could boost momentum for federal legislation requiring medical imaging and radiation therapy workers to meet standards before their employers receive Medicare reimbursements.
Boehner urges House GOP to go on offense over Medicare issue
WASHINGTON — Speaker John Boehner is urging rank-and-file House Republicans to go on offense over Medicare as Democrats argue that the GOP presidential ticket of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan would end the government-run health care program that seniors have embraced for decades.
32nd NH patient diagnosed with same strain of hepatitis C as former lab tech
CONCORD, N.H. — Another New Hampshire patient has been diagnosed with the same strain of hepatitis C carried by a medical technologist accused of stealing drugs and contaminating syringes that were used on patients.
Obamacare won’t cut Medicare benefits. It could hit quality.
Two economists looked at the impact of Medicare reimbursement cuts in the 1990s. What they found: Hospitals that saw bigger budget reductions had worse mortality rates for heart attack patients.
The next frontier in the case against Paul Ryan
Under the Romney/Ryan plan, seniors would pay more
Mitt Romney, Obama duel over Medicare as campaign intensifies
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Recriminations over Medicare come amid an increasingly testy back-and-forth over the tone of the 2012 election campaign.
The Morning Plum: The Romney-Ryan ticket’s fiscal fraudulence
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