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Category Archives: Medicare
Save money with new drug card from Wal-Mart
You may have heard the commercials . . . Wal-Mart is launching a new prescription drug program, in conjunction with Humana. This Medicare Part D prescription medication insurance is offered for a monthly fee of $15.10 to Medicare participants, with … Continue reading
Medicare Opt-Out: Greedy Doctors or Good Business?
Quit Medicare – here’s how. Recently I received a medical journal informing doctors how to opt-out of Medicare. At least for now, doctors are permitted to make this decision. What is opting-out anyway? To receive payment through … Continue reading
Know what you’re NOT paying for – Unpopular positions – Part 2
Image via Wikipedia Healthcare spending cannot be controlled unless everyone has a stake in it. And people can’t have a stake in it unless they know what things cost. The patients most aware of costs are those who pay themselves … Continue reading
Other people’s money – Unpopular positions – Part 1
Image via Wikipedia As long as we’re all spending other people’s money, health care spending will never decrease. Why bother to ask the price of a CAT scan if you’re not the one paying? So what if an MRI … Continue reading
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Update on Medicare Cuts
Image via Wikipedia Earlier this year I wrote about Medicare payment cuts to physicians, which have gone into effect and been reversed 3 times this year already (or is it 4?) November 30, 2010 the current short-term fix expires … Continue reading