According to Josh Marshall’s Talking Points Memo political news and opinion site, the government reports that since the new rules on Medicare Advantage programs took effect, premiums have dropped by 7 percent, the number of participants is up by 10 … Continue reading
The Washington Monthly‘s Steve Benen has a nice summary of how federal court rulings on the health care reform law have been covered by major media outlets. For example: The Washington Post DC Circuit ruling (upholding the ACA): article on … Continue reading
A report from Health News Digest notes that although only a limited number of changes have come into effect so far as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (what some call “Obamacare”), the improvements for Medicare … Continue reading
I feel a little guilty for constantly referring to Steve Benen’s blog at WashingtonMonthly.com, but he keeps making points that I agree with. In his latest post, Benen himself references a very interesting piece by another blogger, Kevin Drum of … Continue reading
Here’s an unexpected bit of good news: According to this article from USA Today, the Obama administration has sharply ramped up prosecutions for Medicare fraud and related crimes, including scams perpetrated against private insurers. This was partly the result of … Continue reading