Physicians who self-refer patients to their own specialty hospitals are reaping financial benefits by "cherry-picking" less severe patients and "cream-skimming& patients with better insurance, a Georgetown University economist said Wednesday at a Wichita health care seminar.

New medicare Poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation

Hurricane Katrina Information for people with medicare and Medicaid and providers.

medicare Prescription Drug Coverage - “It’s all coming together”

40th Anniversary for medicare and Medicaid
In 1965, the social security Act established both medicare and Medicaid. medicare was a responsibility of the social security Administration (SSA), while Federal assistance to the State Medicaid programs was administered by the Social and Rehabilitation Service (SRS). SSA and SRS were agencies in the Department of health, Education, and Welfare (HEW). In 1977, the health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) was created under HEW to effectively coordinate medicare and Medicaid. In 1980 HEW was divided into the Department of Education and the Department of health and Human Services (HHS). In 2001, HCFA was renamed the Centers for medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

GM UAW Reach Tentative health Care Agreement
General Motors and the United Auto Workers have reached a tentative health care agreement.

Upcoming Distance Learning Opportunities on the medicare Prescription Drug Benefit

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