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By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar |
May 17, 2012
If the Supreme Court strikes down President Barack Obama's health care law, it wouldn't just be politicians dealing with the fallout.
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By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar |
May 11, 2012
Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday vetoed legislation that would set up a state health insurance exchange as part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, saying the state shouldn't rush to enact such a law and possibly create new burdens on taxpayers while the constitutionality of the federal act remains...
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By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar |
May 10, 2012
Medicare paid $5.6 billion to 2,600 pharmacies with questionable billings, including a Kansas drugstore that submitted more than 1,000 prescriptions each for two patients in just one year, government investigators have found.
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By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar |
May 8, 2012
It's the hottest trend in job-based health insurance: plans that give you a personal savings account for medical bills but also require you to pay a hefty share of costs before coverage kicks in. But there's a warning flag, a risk that workers will forgo needed care, even preventive services...
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By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar |
May 3, 2012
Dozens of women on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna, alleging that his participation in legal action seeking to overturn the new federal health care law threatens access to comprehensive coverage for women.
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By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar |
May 3, 2012
Medicare's payment system, the unseen but vital network that handles 100 million monthly claims, could freeze up if President Barack Obama's health care law is summarily overturned, the administration has quietly informed the courts.
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By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar |
April 24, 2012
If the Supreme Court strikes down President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, don't look to government for what comes next.
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By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar |
April 23, 2012
In a blow to the Obama administration on Medicare, government auditors Monday called for the cancellation of a costly bonus program for private health plans that congressional Republicans have criticized as a wasteful political ploy.
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By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar |
April 18, 2012
A yearlong experiment with competitive bidding for power wheelchairs, diabetic supplies and other personal medical equipment produced $200 million in savings for Medicare, and government officials said Wednesday they are expanding the pilot program in search of even greater dividends.
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By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar |
April 16, 2012
Tornado, hurricane or flood, nursing homes are woefully unprepared to protect frail residents in a natural disaster, government investigators say.
