Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Medicare add-ons costlier

  February 20, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Millions of seniors who signed up for popular private health plans through Medicare are facing sharp premium increases this year – another sign that spiraling costs are a …

• Seniors take on Medicare scams

  December 30, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 MIAMI – The first box that arrived at Shirley Shupp’s door was filled with braces to help with her arthritis. Then came a motorized scooter, just like the one the … 2

• Many seniors may be paying too much for drugs

  December 15, 2009 in Features on Page C1 Seniors have until the end of the year to switch Medicare drug plans to get a better deal. But many will pass up the chance to save hundreds of dollars …

• Medicare patients can expect changes in health care access

  December 11, 2009 in City on Page A6 WASHINGTON – While the Democrats’ health care bill would represent an unprecedented expansion in access to insurance, the effects on existing government insurance programs are less clear. At the heart … 2

• House fights cutting Medicare payments

  November 20, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Democratic-controlled House voted Thursday to add more than $200 billion to the deficit to prevent steep Medicare payment cuts to doctors, a move Republicans denounced as a …

• Medicare savings questioned

  November 15, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – A plan to slash more than $500 billion from future Medicare spending – one of the biggest sources of funding for President Barack Obama’s proposed overhaul of the … 1

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  Medicare’s shortcomings have some seeking revamp

  October 12, 2009 in City on Page A1 About a month ago, Nita Jensen visited the Rockwood Clinic to make an appointment for a physical. Her physician there had just retired, and she wanted to find a new … 5

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  Patients find disadvantage to private Medicare plans

  August 30, 2009 in Business on Page E1 MIAMI – Cecile Sangiamo liked her health insurance – until she needed to use it. The 72-year-old Clearwater, Fla., resident had been on the federally subsidized, privately run Medicare Advantage … 2

• Editorial: Hinge pay on outcomes to trim cost of Medicare

  June 24, 2009 in Opinion on Page A13 It has come to the attention of Congress that comprehensive health care reform will be expensive. Expensive enough – $1 trillion or more – to dash President Barack Obama’s and … 2

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  Obama promises reform of entitlement programs

  January 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama pledged Thursday to shape a new Social Security and Medicare “bargain” with the American people, saying that the nation’s long-term economic recovery cannot be attained …

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  Medicare gap has patients, lawmakers calling for reform

  December 24, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Master toolmaker John McClain built machine parts with details so small they couldn’t be seen with the naked eye. Then a lump on his neck turned out to …