What a powerful speaker. Ira Magaziner is one of the smartest policy wonks on health care. Worth the time to get the gems of his knowledge.
Politifact 2011 Lie of the Year. When the journalist becomes the story, critics will state the myth of objectivity is exposed. Politifact named the Lie of the Year Democrats claim of the end of Medicare. However, the program called Medicare will continue. For the Baby Boomers, however Medicare will be nothing like it is today. …
Keep your eyes on the spin factor as the fallout of CMS approval of Florida’s Medicaid Waiver expands. The Heritage Foundation post on Medicaid Reform shows how the politics of reform can be hyped. Florida’s Medicaid Reform Pilot is pro-patient and pro-taxpayer, and the Obama Administration agrees. ….The Florida reforms work by giving patients a …
Pull full article from the Floirda CHAIN website: Greg Mellowe, has an expansive post explaining the extension of Florida’s Medicaid Reform Experiment. Although the posting is broader than just senior issues, to is one of the clearest statements of the current Medicaid Reform. A few of the points raised in the agreement between CMS and …
The Wall Street Journal, today, states on its editorial page the definite and imperative need for Medicare reform in one sentence. “The brutal math is that Medicare spending has been growing about three percentage points faster every year than the overall economy for the last quarter-century and is now the main driver of the financial …
Medicaid pays for 75% of total Nursing Home Care costs through the Institutional Care Program. The State of Florida pays only 35.17% of this expense, the balance is paid for by the Federal Government. The 35.17% share of cost, however, has become one of the most expensive items in the state budget. Lawmakers in the …
The Rosenkranz Law Firm has sought to shift Vets from Medicaid to the VA health care system for almost 15 years. In a rare press release on the topic Kaiser Health News reports: “It is commonly accepted that many poor veterans and their families find themselves on Medicaid, even though, in many cases, they would …
From an extensive report by Families USA: “Medicaid makes it possible for Floridians to get the care they need. People with Medicaid have better access to health care than do the uninsured. A recent study that used a randomized, controlled design—the gold standard in medical research—found that, compared to the uninsured, people with Medicaid had …
This headline ran over a Wall Street Journal article about rationing of health care in Canada. It offers a sad outlook if the US Health Care System follows the Canadian “Too Old for Hip Surgery” model. Preventive care will be the focus of the future. Quality of Life depends on having a supportive and conscientious …
Friday, June 03, 2005 Highlights From The First Rosenkranz Report Welcome to law4elders.blogspot.com! I hope you have all had a wonderful memorial day weekend. When the Jeb Bush released his plans to alter Medicaid in the up and coming year, I took action. I consumed a tremendous amount of time researching the governor’s plans, alternatives, …