The federal government is threatening to halt Medicare payments to University Medical Center in Las Vegas because of claims hospital officials failed to care for an uninsured pregnant woman in the emergency room.

My research with Hazel lead me to this.

I saw this posted Thursday.

WWW.NEWS-MEDICAL.NET writes: "Consumers can switch from original Medicare plans to Medicare Advantage plans until March 31 and to help them understand the options, The Associated Press offers answers to frequent questions about Medicare Advantage plans."

Medicare has unfunded liabilities that dwarf the $12 trillion in current debt but President Obama faces a daunting task to cut such a popular program.

In deciding whether to pay for new medical technologies, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is becoming more specific about its requirements for evidence of improved health outcomes ...

My grandmother said she heard this on the radio.

she wants to know what you think.