Mary Agnes Carey
Recent Stories By Mary Agnes Carey:
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Obamacare Court Decisions: What You Must KnowJuly 23, 2014
On Tuesday two U.S. appeals courts issued conflicting rulings on a subject that’s important to millions of people: the availability of subsidies to help purchase coverage under the health-care law....
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Why Is Congress Fighting Over a Medical Device Tax?October 14, 2013
As Republicans and Democrats have battled over reopening the federal government and raising the federal debt ceiling, one idea that keeps coming up is a repeal of the 2010 health law's tax on medical...
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5 Medicare Changes Buried in Obama’s BudgetApril 15, 2013
President Barack Obama's fiscal 2014 budget includes a variety of what he says are "manageable" changes for Medicare's 54 million beneficiaries as well as for the hospitals, nursing homes and other...
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‘Doc Fix’ Will Cut Medicare Hospital PaymentsJanuary 2, 2013
Legislation passed by Congress on New Year’s Day to avert the dreaded “fiscal cliff” would stop a scheduled payment cut in Medicare physician payments. But hospitals, which have to bear a major part...
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Is Health Care Headed for the Cliff, Too?December 10, 2012
The impending "fiscal cliff" is a package of automatic spending cuts and tax hikes set to kick in next month unless President Barack Obama and Capitol Hill agree on a way to stop them....
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Wyden Joins Forces with Ryan on MedicareDecember 15, 2011
In a move that could hurt Democrats’ ability to campaign against Republicans on Medicare in next fall’s elections, Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden is teaming up with Republican Rep. Paul Ryan on a Medicare...
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Decisions on Cutting Health Care Put Off Through 2012November 21, 2011
Regardless of whether Congress' super committee meets its deadline for finding ways to reduce the federal deficit, budget and policy experts are braced for Washington soon to face the painful task of...
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Medical Funding at Risk if Super Committee FailsOctober 17, 2011
While the committee can chop Medicaid and Medicare as part of a negotiated agreement, automatic cuts would not affect Medicaid funding; there would be a 2 percent reduction in Medicare payments to...
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Doctors Balk at Proposal to Cut Medicare's Use of ImagingJune 15, 2011
Even before its official release, a new proposal to curb the overuse of costly MRIs and other advanced imaging in Medicare is sparking a furor among physician and patient groups. The battle shows how...
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GOP Proposals on Medicare Could Shift Costs to BeneficiariesApril 4, 2011
Amid the buzz about a possible government shutdown over this year's budget looms a more difficult question: What to do about entitlement programs, especially Medicare? Politicians of all stripes...
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Wealthier Seniors Facing Much Higher Drug CostsFebruary 12, 2011
The Obama administration often touts the health-law provision that over the next decade will close the unpopular "doughnut hole" -- a gap in Medicare prescription drug coverage. But officials...
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Kids: Preexisting Conditions are Now Covered − At a CostSeptember 23, 2010
When an insurance company refused to cover Deborah Gustlin’s son because he has Asperger’s syndrome, she took a drastic step: "I decided to lie," says the 51-year-old resident of Morgan Hill, Calif....