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Medicare confusion catches retirees
By John SullivanRules for enrolling in Medicare are complex. But when people postpone retirement past age 65, as many people are doing these days, it's easy to...
January 05, 2010
Federal Health Spending SkyrocketsOverall U.S. health care spending grew slowly in 2008, but government health care spending soared, researchers report.
January 05, 2010
EHealth: Health Bills Already Affecting Insurance MarketMany individual consumers who have a choice would prefer to wait until Congress revamps the U.S. health finance system before buying coverage.
January 05, 2010
Munich Re Unit Expands Medicare Plan BenefitsSterling Life Insurance Company has agreed to offer the Silver&Fit senior exercise program to its 90,000 Medicare plan members.
January 05, 2010
Medicaid underfunded in 2009$4.7 billion -- Cumulative amount of Medicaid underfunding for long-term care in 2009.
January 04, 2010
Northeast Delta Dental Adds General AgencyNortheast Delta Dental has bought Combined Services L.L.C., a New England general insurance agency.
January 04, 2010
Feds Issue Electronic Health Record DraftThe federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has helped to develop proposed regulations that could pave the way for increased hospital and physician use of electronic health record systems.