The Latest Breaking News from Medicare

3 Stocks That Are Thriving With Higher Rates

Rising rates are a headwind for most stocks. However, for a handful, they are leading to an earnings boom,. Here are 3 stocks benefitting from higher rates: Humana (HUM), Everest RE (RE), and Silvercrest Asset Management (SAMG).

StockNews.com · Jun 22, 2022

On jobseeker, I often just had one meal a day. Now I am worried I’ll need to get used to that again

Poverty is a political choice. The new Labor government must raise jobseeker payments to protect our most vulnerable

The Guardian - AU · Jun 22, 2022

Mark Cuban’s pharmacy could have saved Medicare $3.6 billion, researchers find

Medicare could have saved $3.6 billion in a single year if it had bought generic drugs from Mark Cuban’s online pharmacy, according to a Harvard University report.

Tribune News Service · Jun 22, 2022

WA bulk-billing clinics not being covered by Medicare rebates, doctors say

The federal government is undervaluing general practices around the country, according to a doctor who says cost pressures are pushing patients to hospital emergency departments.

ABC News · Jun 20, 2022

Editorial: The time to save Social Security and Medicare is now

Sometimes good news comes with a cloudy lining.

Tribune News Service · Jun 20, 2022

Buy and bust: When private equity comes for rural hospitals

MEXICO, Missouri — When the new corporate owners of two rural hospitals suddenly announced they would stop admitting patients one Friday in March, Kayla Schudel, a nurse, stood resolute in the nearly empty lobby of Audrain Community Hospital: “You’ll be seen; the ER is open.”

Tribune News Service · Jun 16, 2022

The feds want to hide hospital safety scores during COVID, making it harder to evaluate yours

PHILADELPHIA — The last time Medicare rated hospitals on surgical complications such as bed sores, collapsed lungs, bloodstream infections, and broken hips, four Philadelphia-area facilities scored worse than average.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 16, 2022

Democrats risk a crushing defeat this year. They must change course now

Progressive policies that help the working class are wildly popular with voters. Why are we letting Republicans and corporate Democrats dictate our agenda?

The Guardian - US · Jun 16, 2022

Study: Diabetes wellness visits reduce risk of amputation

A new study by University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers and their collaborators found that patients with diabetes who participate in a free Annual Wellness Visit covered by Medicare are 36 per cent less likely to need an amputation. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jun 16, 2022

Medicaid weighs attaching strings to nursing home payments to improve patient care

The Biden administration is considering a requirement that the nation’s 15,500 nursing homes spend most of their payments from Medicaid on direct care for residents and limit the amount that is used for operations, maintenance, and capital improvements or diverted to profits.

Tribune News Service · Jun 15, 2022