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Kaiser Family Foundation’s Tricia Neuman discussed the future of Medicare and rising Medicare premiums.

Health care advocates and experts on retirement talked about the projected increase in Medicare Part B premiums and deductibles, as well as the possible impact on state budgets and seniors.

Health care officials spoke at an Alliance for Health Reform and Kaiser Family Foundation forum on the launch of the Medicare and Medicaid Services' new way to pay for Medicare services. The…

Panelists talked about the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, also known as “doc fix,” for paying doctors who treat Medicare patients. Panelists included the Center for Medicare and Med…

Panelists detailed new proposals to lower federal Medicare spending through cost sharing. Plans included streamlining deductibles, combining Medicare’s Part A on hospital coverage and Part B…

Medicare experts gave an overview of the Medicare program to congressional staffers. The program began with a 7-minute video on the history and evolution of Medicare. Among the topics the pa…

Panelists talked about the consequences of raising Medicare’s eligibility age from 65- to to 67-years old. Juliette Cubanski first detailed the results of a Kaiser Foundation study of the is…

The Kaiser Family Foundation hosted a news conference and talked about the results of their study of "Out-of-Pocket Medicare Prescription Drug Costs".

7:00-7:40 Telephone lines were open for audience comments. Video from the Democratic candidates debate the previous evening was shown. 7:40-7:45 Mr. Henry talked about the possibility …

The panelists talked about Medicare, focusing on the future of the Medicare program, how it operates, and how it might be reformed. Following prepared remarks, they responded to questions fr…

Participants briefed reporters on the need for more long term care assistance and the public sentiments on this issue. Ms. Lake talked about several focus groups she has conducted with citiz…

The House Ways and Means Committee continued its consideration of President Clinton’s health care reform proposal. The panel resumed its review of the president’s proposal today in a markup …

Members of the House Ways and Means Committee continued work on day two of the President’s health care reform plan markup session. This was one of three House committees overseeing the bill.

Subcommittee staff members continued their testimony during the markup of a health care reform proposal offered by Subcommittee Chairman Stark as an alternative to President Clinton’s propos…

The subcommittee marked up a health care reform proposal offered by the subcommittee’s chairman, Congressman Stark, as an alternative to President Clinton’s proposal. The Stark plan is desig…

The House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee marked up a draft healthcare measure released Monday by the Subcommittee Chairman, Representative Pete Stark (D-CA). David Abernathy, the majorit…