Medicare

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  Medicare: Purchasing changes coming for diabetics

  By Lauran Neergaard  |  June 19, 2013

  Officials hope competitive bidding for durable medical equipment will save $26 billion.

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  Coal miners rally for retiree health coverage

  By The Associated Press  |  June 18, 2013

  A protest over post-employment benefits changes led to 12 demonstrator arrests.

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  Detroit hoping to cut pension, retiree health obligations

  By Corey Williams  |  June 17, 2013

  The city might pay 10 cents on the dollar on underfunded pension claims.

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  Feds propose state LTC ombudsman program regs

  By Allison Bell  |  June 14, 2013

  Officials want to finalize draft rules that were released in 1994 but never completed.

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  Glenn Neasham: Victim of geography

  By Stephen D. Forman  |  June 13, 2013

  Would Glenn Neasham have faced a different outcome in a different state?

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  New York bill would mandate hospital nurse staffing

  By Michael Virtanen  |  June 12, 2013

  California has had statutory standards in place since 2004.

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  Wisconsin review offers peek into carrier operations

  By Allison Bell  |  June 7, 2013

  The two sister companies reviewed handle LTCI and Medigap products.

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  Sebelius has separate internal, external email accounts

  By Jack Gillum  |  June 5, 2013

  White House officials say both accounts are subject to FOIA.

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  Hundreds of miners protest retiree health benefits cuts

  By Dylan Lovan  |  June 5, 2013

  Patriot says continuing retirees' health benefits would cost $1.6 billion.

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  HHS seeks Alzheimer's panel nominees

  By Allison Bell  |  June 5, 2013

  The successful candidate should already have some form of dementia.