Analysts are saying that limiting the spending growth for Medicare in the US healthcare arena is in general much needed to cut future deficits and debts. Deficit reduction talks led by Vice President Joe Biden have recently focused in part on Medicare. Options in reducing Medicare spendings are as follows: Privatize the Program… Republicans in [...]
Lou Barletta of Pennsylvania got an earful at town hall from constituents angry over the Paul Ryan’s idea to end Medicare as we all know it. Barletta supports Paul Ryan and his views and ideas to budget the plan. This would change Medicare for those under the age of 55. They would have to choose [...]
Most adults become eligible for Medicare on their 65th birthday. Whether you collect Social Security benefits prior to turning 65 years old will determine how you will go about setting up your Medicare Benefits. The type of coverage you will select and when you sign up will depend on this. If you have indeed started [...]
There are benefits for seniors in the new health care reform law. The guaranteed Medicare benefits you currently receive will remain the same. During the open enrollment in the fall, you will continue to have a choice between Original Medicare and a Medicare Advantage plan. Medicare will continue to cover your health costs the way [...]
What will happen to employer based insurance plans? There is no clear answer. An employer not maintaining coverage appears to be popular in todays time. If a fortune 500 company announced the elimination of coverage, shares in multiple health companies such as third party administration services to self fund employers would go away. 160 million [...]
Job ads for helathcare practitioners, support staff, and tech workers has tapered off in February, completely cutting off the demand gains for the healthcare industry in January. The labor demand for healthcare workers has dropped 4300 in February to 600,000 owing largely to decreases in advertised vacancies. The conference board in January reported 78,000 new [...]
Maryland residents 50 years plus feel that they are not going to meet their health or financial needs in retirment, according to results from a national “Dreams and Challenges” survey released by AARP. The nonprofit, nonpartisan AARP was told that staying healthy and mentally sharp and having good sufficient insurance in place was their number [...]
A group of researchers followed 15,000 initially healthy Canadians for more than 10 years to see if universal access to health care meant that the rich and poor were both likely to stay healthy. The results are astonishing. The researchers ran this data two different ways in the study. High Income patients vs. Low Income [...]
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, formerly named Children’s Miracle Network has announced today a new name and brand for its efforts in the US. They have added the word “hospitals” to the name as they are partnered with Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare. Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare has been a Children’s Miracle Hospital participant since 1992. Funds [...]
Nektar is part of the health care sector and drugs industry that has a market cap of $1.1 billion. As of Wednesday close of trading, shares are down 24.1% for the year. This Clinical-Stage Biopharmaceutical Company focuses on developing a pipeline of drug candidates that will utilize its PEGylation and polymer conjugate technology platforms. Nektars [...]
Gingrich speech in Derry New Hampshire
Options in the Medicare Crisis…
Tim Pawlenty proposes Medicare changes?
Plan to privatize the Medicare Health Program for the elderly
Jaime Herrera Beutler gets booed at Town Hall Meeting
Debate Over Cutting the Deficit
