Budget outline earmarks fund for Medicare reform

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The Congress has passed a fiscal year 2004 budget resolution that includes more than $500 billion for health programs and research. It is also setting aside $400 billion to be spent over the next 10 years to reform Medicare and add a prescription drug benefit.

Author: Finkelstein, Joel B.
Medical Service and Health Insurance, Finance, Health care reform, Health insurance industry, Company financing

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Current Medicare reform bill only a start, not a finish

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The current Medicare reform bill is flawed and will need many corrections if the Congress passes the legislation. The reasons why the flawed bill will be passed are discussed.

Author: Markian, Hawryluk
Strategy & planning, Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Planning, Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, United States. Congress, Company business planning, Bills, Legislative, Legislative bills

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Medicare to rein in power wheelchair prescriptions, sales

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Medicare plans to prevent fraud in motorized wheelchair reimbursements and general practice physicians will be able to write wheelchair prescriptions.

Author: Hawryiuk, Marklan
Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing, Surgical appliances and supplies, Police Protection, Fraud, Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Development, Dept of Housing & Urban Dev, Wheelchairs, Prevention, United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Insurance

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Subjects list: United States, Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, Medicare
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