Just released today: http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2013pres/02/20130204d.html
Something Katie and TH will turn a blind eye to. Why arent these stories in the media?
Reforms to Medicare regulations identified as unnecessary, obsolete, or excessively burdensome on hospitals and health care providers would save nearly $676 million annually, and $3.4 billion over five years, through a rule proposed today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services (CMS). The proposed rule supports President Obama’s call on federal agencies to modify, streamline regulations on business.
If you thought the fiscal cliff deal, ObamaCare and the Obama payroll tax hike would be the only increase we'd see heading into President Obama's second term, think again. Even after the rich got soaked on January 1, 2013, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said it was "absolutely not" the last tax increase we'd see. President Obama hinted at the same thing and yesterday during an interview with CBS News, he said, "There is no doubt we need additional revenue."
'I don't think the issue right now is raising rates," Obama said. The goal now is to...
If CMS really wanted to reduce costs, then it would consider implementing preventive measures to combat fraud. It could save the system over $4 billion per year. So why won't they do it? Because that's one of the primary means that allowed unlawfully present beneficiaries (i.e. illegal immigrants) to obtain services through the system. And that $4 billion amount...that was Medicare alone.
reducing health care costs..every little bit counts..here is a story where we are doing those things. not a zero sum game. Everything needs to be done. So I showed link of some improving healthcare costs, now some loophole closing, and lets get some cuts too. Leave it to conservatives all or nothing.