http://www.yourstreet.com/news/medicare YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us The momentum is there and the Senate may water down health care reform but it will pass some version. This will become one of the most popular and beloved policies since social security and medicare. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752634/diane-francis-america-s-health-care-stupidity Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:03:08 -0800 Political Cartoon is by Bob Englehart in The Hartford Courant. [...] http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751709/jobsanger-a-medicare-reality Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:03:08 -0700 In Whitefish, Montana, the average yearly cost of taking care of a Medicare patient over a three-year period ending in 2006 was $3,950.Across the country in the Florida Panhandle town of Graceville, the cost of tending a Medicare patient during the same time was... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751682/the-uneven-cost-of-rural-health-care Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:50:08 -0700 U.S. President Barack Obama has signed a proclamation declaring 2009 H1N1 swine flu a national emergency, the White House said on Saturday. The proclamation, which Obama signed on Friday night, will make it easier for U.S. medical facilities to handle a surge in flu... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750593/president-obama-declares-swine-flu-national-emergency Sat, 24 Oct 2009 08:48:08 -0700 Elton Gallegly makes the list... ...151 members of the House and Senate currently receive government-funded; government-administered single-payer health care - Medicare. On the list of recipients are 55 Republicans who have steadfastly opposed other Americans getting... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752019/rep-weiner-calls-out-rep-gallegly-on-healthcare Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:56:08 -0700 A controversial three-year Medicare pilot program at the Baptist Health System seeks to save money by sharing those savings between hospitals, doctors, patients and the government. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744383/providers-nationwide-watch-medicare-experiment-here Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:19:08 -0700 Complaints have been coming in to the Better Business Bureau of Northern Indiana in recent days from older residents in the region getting calls from someone claiming to be from Medicare. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6743679/-medicare-scam-targets-seniors Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:25:08 -0700 COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Department of Insurance is traveling the state through the end of the year to help eligible Ohioans, family members and caregivers understand the different Medicare coverage options, and to provide assistance with plan selection. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6746061/ohio-oid-to-hold-free-medicare-check-up-days Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:24:08 -0700 In case Chad Shifflett hadn’t realized it, we have had Medicare for more than 40 years now (“Country Headed Toward Socialism,” Sept. 28). Medicare, by this silly definition involved in the health ca http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744282/we-need-actual-debate,-not-hateful-words Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:00:08 -0700 Ken Ross has been hearing a lot lately from senior citizens upset over increases in their Medicare premiums. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6748811/state-insurance-czar-on-the-spot-over-blue-cross-rates Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:09:08 -0700 Q: How do I know if I am eligible for the $3,900 in savings with the Medicare prescription drug program? A: To get extra help with Medicare prescription drug plan costs, there are annual income and resource limits. Read more on NewsOK.com http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745874/social-security-q-a-not-everyone-qualifies-for-prescription-help Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:58:08 -0700 Businessman Stewart Grill, 75, believes there's waste in Medicare. He's just skeptical Congress can find and eliminate it without touching what he likes about his government health care plan. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6734615/how-health-care-overhaul-could-change-medicare Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:27:08 -0700 Dick Morris and Eileen McGann: WHY is Congress so eager to cut $160 billion-plus from Medicare Advantage? The program does things that President Obama and other liberals normally praise. Is the cut simply the price charged by AARP (the American Association of Retired... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6733607/prairiepundit-aarp-s-sleazy-deal-with-democrats-at-seniors-expense Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:53:08 -0700 The New York State Democratic Committee held their fall business meeting the last two days in Buffalo. One of the things that came out of the meeting was the passage of a resolution that expresses support for a strong public option and calling on Senator Chuck... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6734583/new-york-state-democratic-committee-passes-resolution-opposing-baucus-plan Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:44:08 -0700 LINDA P. CAMPBELL The Democrats? ambitious attempts to quickly undertake broad-ranging changes in the nation?s healthcare system don?t bother former Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt so much. After a political party wins an election, he said,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6736502/proper-role-of-government-at-heart-of-healthcare-debate Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:56:08 -0700 Mackinac Straits Health System will offer flu shot clinics Tuesday, October 6, Wednesday, October 7, and Wednesday, October 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Primary Care office. The immunizations are $25 for adults ages 18 and older. Medicare, Blue Cross, and... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6735424/st-ignace-hospital-to-offer-flu-shots Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:44:08 -0700 Mobtown Beat by Michael Byrne: This past summer, Gov. Martin O'Malley selected what's known as alternative "4C" as the preferred route for the planned Red Line, MTA's long overdue extension of Baltimore's stunted public rail-transit network. The plan, as drafted, is... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6748910/red-line-fever-behind-the-hype-and-hysteria-surrounding-the-proposed-new- Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:02:08 -0700 THE elderly were the first group to turn against President Obama's health-care pro posals, alienated by the plans to cut $500 billion cut from Medicare. The young and the uninsured may be the next to jump ship -- out of worry over about the huge pre... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6730459/obamacare-losing-everyone Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:59:08 -0700 While current health care reform efforts seem distant - with most discussions based in Washington, D.C. - Wharton, the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing are playing a significant role. A team of researchers from these schools has demonstrated that... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6729453/penn-researchers-inform-health-care-reform-debate Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:08 -0700 People should not be misled by the president's disingenuous health care speech Wednesday night. Government health care does include rationing. Under Medicare, bureaucrats come between doctors and patients to determine what care will be... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6726530/mailbox-for-sept-20 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:39:08 -0700