Mired in the past; Medicare, Medicaid need a big dose of modernization.

Modern Healthcare;  July 18, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Gingrich and James Frogue Medicare and Medicaid are 40-year-old systems created...intelligent health system. Medicare and Medicaid should be part of that more effective system. In essence, Medicare and Medicaid must evolve into individual-center...

Analysis: Changes in Medicare and Medicaid worry state governors

NPR Morning Edition;  January 4, 2005 ;     700+ words ......2005 Analysis: Changes in Medicare and Medicaid worry state governors Host...year filled with changes in Medicare and Medicaid, 2005 promises to bring still...costs for these low-income Medicaid-Medicare beneficiaries. On the other...

Medicare-Medicaid Caps Considered to Fund Reform

The Washington Post;  September 1, 1993 ;     614 words ......much as $240 billion from Medicare and Medicaid over five years to help pay...which would come from caps on Medicare and Medicaid spending and other changes...federal expenditures for Medicare and Medicaid are projected at $226 billion...

Analysis: Reforming Medicare and Medicaid

Talk of the Nation (NPR);  February 26, 2003 ;     700+ words ...00-00-0000 Analysis: Reforming Medicare and Medicaid Host: LYNN NEARY Time: 2:00...the main focus of this hour: Medicaid and Medicare reform. The nation's governors...share of Medicaid and all of Medicare. Medicaid covered about 45 million people...

ANALYSIS: MEDICARE FIRST, THEN MEDICAID

United Press International;  October 27, 2003 ;     700+ words ......administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in Washington. The...any program changes. Unlike Medicare, Medicaid enrollment is not limited...battle looks similar in both Medicare and Medicaid. Democrats want to keep Medicare...

Analysis: Medicare first, then Medicaid.

United Press International;  October 28, 2003 ;     700+ words ......administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in Washington. The...any program changes. Unlike Medicare, Medicaid enrollment is not limited...battle looks similar in both Medicare and Medicaid. Democrats want to keep Medicare...

Confronting the Rising Costs of Healthcare in Medicare and Medicaid

Generations;  April 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......occurred in the Medicare and, in particular, Medicaid programs is out...complications arising from Medicaid will be raised. MEDICARE AND THE HEALTHCARE...continue to treat both Medicare and privately insured...patients. Indeed, the Medicaid program has occasionally...

Clinton makes changes to Medicaid off-limits: All reform pressure put on...

The Washington Times;  December 7, 1996 ;     700+ words ......major changes in Medicaid to help balance the budget, leaving Medicare as the primary...decision to leave Medicaid largely as it is...more pressure on Medicare as the main vehicle...on the back of Medicare, his own budget...aides said. If Medicaid and Social Security...negotiating ...

As budget battle heats up, GOP speaks Medicarefully. (Republican Party...

Insight on the News;  June 12, 1995 ;     700+ words ......program - including Medicare and Medicaid, which face cuts totaling...GOP leaders speak of Medicare and Medicaid, they choose their...Indeed, the costs for Medicare, which provides health...and over, and for Medicaid, which provides health...

MANY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEDICAID AND MEDICARE.(EDITORIAL)

The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY);  July 26, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Medicaid and Medicare are two government entitlement...coverage for older people while Medicaid is health coverage for poorer...participating state. In Kentucky, Medicaid covers any type of medical...and ambulance services. Medicare is another system that provides...

Assessing four decades of Medicare, Medicaid; LBJ signed the bill creating...

Modern Healthcare;  July 18, 2005 ;     700+ words ......July 30, 1965, creating the Medicare and Medicaid programs, it was the culmination...government, many more praise Medicare and Medicaid for providing health coverage...the fiscal challenges to Medicare and Medicaid are daunting. Medicare trustees...

Classmate helps make sense of Medicare (or is it Medicaid?)

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  July 4, 2004 ;     700+ words ......helps make sense of Medicare (or is it Medicaid?) By POLLY DREW Sunday...candor. "What is Medicaid?" McBride knocked his head with his fist. "Medicare, Polly. Medicare is for people over...which is most people. Medicaid is for the poor...

Bush plan to decrease Medicare, Medicaid spending could affect Delaware.

Delaware State News (Dover, DE);  February 7, 2007 ;     700+ words ......DOVER -- Delawareans on Medicare and Medicaid could take a hit in the wallet...budget's proposed cuts to Medicaid and Medicare gave some state officials...not knowing the impact to Medicaid and Medicare. The federal fiscal year...

Medicare, Medicaid in financial trouble

Charleston Gazette;  January 18, 2005 ;     700+ words ......our country," Pollack said. Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security all face...beneficiaries and revenue shortages. Medicare and Medicaid also have to contend with...Congress or both. "That's why the Medicare - and Medicaid - problem is fundamentally...

Dismantling Medicaid and Medicare will be a severe blow to S.A.

La Prensa de San Antonio;  July 28, 1995 ;     588 words ......Antonio 07-28-1995 Dismantling Medicaid and Medicare will be a severe blow to...anniversary of their enactment. Medicare and Medicaid were signed into law by President...reform, the dismantling of Medicare and Medicaid will seriously impede the...