Read more Medicare stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1832/medicare.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:36:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73559/meet-the-lone-gop-rep-to-vote-for-house-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHouse Democrats are wryly proclaiming their health care bill a bipartisan victory—and thanks goes to Ahn "Joseph" Cao, the New Orleans freshman who was the lone Republican to support the bill, reports the New York Times in a look at the man behind the vote. The new abortion restrictions...http://www.newser.com/story/73559/meet-the-lone-gop-rep-to-vote-for-house-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 08 Nov 2009 9:47:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73341/aarp-will-endorse-house-dems-health-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a coup for House Democrats, AARP will endorse sweeping health-care overhaul legislation, officials said today. An endorsement from the seniors' lobby was crucial when then-President Bush pushed the Medicare prescription drug benefit through a closely divided Congress in 2003. House Democrats are hoping it will work the same political...http://www.newser.com/story/73341/aarp-will-endorse-house-dems-health-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 20:00:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72977/senate-finally-confirms-surgeon-general.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Senate unanimously confirmed Regina Benjamin as US surgeon general yesterday after Republicans ended a procedural delay that had dragged on for several weeks. Mitch McConnell and seven other GOP senators said they stalled because of an administration “gag order” that prevented insurers from giving their opinions on the effects...http://www.newser.com/story/72977/senate-finally-confirms-surgeon-general.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 14:59:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72940/pelosi-to-liberals-cheer-up-shut-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe health care bill Nancy Pelosi unveiled yesterday may not be as liberal as some of her colleagues would like, but she says they’d better get over it. The speaker intends to keep debate to a minimum, and squash any attempt to add an amendment that would strengthen the public...http://www.newser.com/story/72940/pelosi-to-liberals-cheer-up-shut-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 9:05:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72824/pelosi-to-unveil-bill-with-weaker-public-option.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNancy Pelosi will unveil her long-awaited version of the health care reform bill today, but it won’t include the top item on liberals’ wish list: a public option with rates tied to Medicare. Instead, the bill contains a weaker version of the government-run plan that would let doctors negotiate their...http://www.newser.com/story/72824/pelosi-to-unveil-bill-with-weaker-public-option.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 7:12:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72726/forget-the-250-checks-obama-say-no-to-grandma.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEconomists are none too impressed with Barack Obama's proposal to send each senior a cool $250, and David Leonhardt can see why. The over-65 set has weathered the recession better than anyone—many of them purchased real estate well before the housing bubble burst, and few work in the most-battered...http://www.newser.com/story/72726/forget-the-250-checks-obama-say-no-to-grandma.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 8:35:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72540/us-health-care-wastes-700b-a-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA study by Thomson Reuters released today confirms President Obama's contention that the American health care system is hemorrhaging billions of dollars a year, with one-third of the cost of care wasted on inefficiency, mistakes, and fraud. The report, which cites dozens of research papers, finds that about $700 billion...http://www.newser.com/story/72540/us-health-care-wastes-700b-a-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 5:53:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72239/dems-lets-just-call-public-option-medicare.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome House Democrats think the public option would sound better if they renamed it “Medicare,” or maybe “Medicare Part E,” as in “Medicare for Everyone.” They think that rebranding could bridge the gap between liberals and centrists who oppose the plan. “People don’t know what a public option is,” a...http://www.newser.com/story/72239/dems-lets-just-call-public-option-medicare.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 14:30:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72213/dems-gop-fight-over-medicare-rates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new health care-related bill is in the spotlight on Capitol Hill, as senators battle over a Democratic proposal to freeze Medicare rates for doctors at the current rate for 10 years—overriding a 21% cut scheduled for January. Democrats say the bill, which is backed by lobbyists from the...http://www.newser.com/story/72213/dems-gop-fight-over-medicare-rates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 12:33:00 CDT