"Consumers eligible for Medicare should enroll in Medicare Part B during the 2010 General Enrollment Period (GEP), which ends on March 31. Consumers who are not enrolled in Medicare, but should be, are urged to enroll by March 31 for Part B coverage, which would take effect July 1. Medicare Part B covers doctor visits and other outpatient care. People who are required to take Medicare but who do ..."

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JAMA. 2010;303(10):929. To better police inappropriate marketing by Medicare Advantage plans, the Centers for Medicare

"Ask any doctor and they will tell you, the formula Uncle Sam uses to calculate Medicare payments is broken."

Jeanne wrote:

Did anyone else see this article?

"Rush University Medical Center has agreed to pay $1.5 million in a settlement over allegations of Medicare fraud."

My grandmother said she heard this on the radio.

"JACKSON, MS (WLOX) - The difference between what Medicare covers and actual medical bills can put an extra financial burden on the already strained budgets of Mississippi Medicare recipients. Many seniors turn to a Medicare supplemental insurance (Medigap) policy to ease that gap."

she wants to know what you think.

Edwin told me about this - "Rush University Medical Center has agreed to pay $1,547,200 plus interest to resolve allegations that the facility violated the False Claims Act, the Justice Department announced today. Rush is alleged to have submitted false claims to Medicare during the period 2000 through 2007 by entering into certain leasing arrangements for office space with two individual physicians and three physician ..."

Rush University Medical Center will pay a $1.5 million fine to settle federal charges it filed false Medicare claims. The center is accused of violating the False Claims Act by submitting improper claims from 2000 through 2007, the Justice Department said Tuesday.

NEWS.YAHOO.COM writes: "WASHINGTON, March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rush University Medical Center has agreed to pay $1,547,200 plus interest to resolve allegations that the facility violated the False Claims Act, the Justice Department announced today. Rush is alleged to have submitted false claims to Medicare during the period 2000 through 2007 by entering into certain leasing arrangements for office space with ..."