Reason TV talks with the National Association of Medicaid Directors’ Matt Salo, former director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Thomas Scully, and Reason magazine’s Peter Suderman, who agree that despite recent headlines, there’s little reason to think that Medicare and Medicaid fraud will become a thing of the past. In February, the Health and [...]
March 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Is Obama’s $500 million crackdown on Medicare fraud doomed to failure? (video)
March 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Negotiations fail and the sequester is on, but what does it mean for Medicare?
President Obama blamed GOP lawmakers at a press conference Friday after an eleventh hour meeting between the White House and congressional leaders failed to come up with a plan to avert sequestration. Republicans blame the president for persisting that tax hikes are part of the deal. Budget reduction ideas have been put forth and rejected [...]
February 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
No fuss over Medicare cuts by sequester. Why not?
With the looming sequester hatchet ready to fall tomorrow, Medicare providers are among those that will take a two and a half percent reduction from the government. Under normal circumstances, you’d be hearing a big fuss from the industry. Why are they so silent? There are two reasons. First, the Obama Administration already announced its [...]
February 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Medicare Advantage, not fee-for-service, is the best way forward
Additional wholesale cuts to Medicare, such as the looming 2014 cuts to the Medicare Advantage program, have no political support and will backfire. Dramatic cuts in senior health care merely shift health care costs elsewhere. This was the consensus of a handful of senators and health care policy experts on Wednesday’s Senate hearing on the [...]
February 27, 2013 By Leave a Comment
82-year-old woman goes under cover to bust Medicare fraud (video)
The investigation that enlisted an 82-year-old woman to go undercover to reveal alleged Medicare fraud was named as one of ABC News’ Gracie Award winners. The investigation by Chief Investigative Correspondent Brian Ross and investigative producer Megan Chuchmach will be honored with the award for “Outstanding Investigative Program or Feature” at the ABC ceremony in [...]
