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Time to hunt for Medicare prescription drug plan 23 Nov 2009 02:53 GMT
... Newly eligible Medicare beneficiaries, and current ones who are considering ... who live with you; -- Live in Alaska or Hawaii; and * Resources limited to ...
John Williams: Time to hunt for Medicare prescription drug plan 23 Nov 2009 02:54 GMT
... Newly eligible Medicare beneficiaries, and current ones who are considering ... who live with you; -- Live in Alaska or Hawaii; and * Resources limited to ...
Schumer says failure not an option on health care 23 Nov 2009 21:35 GMT
... Schumer, D-N.Y., Tom Harkin, D-Iowa., Mark Begich, D-Alaska, attend a news conference about the Democratic ... a tax on high-cost insurance plans, a Medicare payroll tax hike on the wealthy and ...
POLITICO Q&A: Begich on health care 23 Nov 2009 10:14 GMT
... Editor David Mark interviewed Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) about Saturday's health care test vote. You’re ... I want to make sure that the Medicare provisions are fixed, as our hospitals are ...
POLITICO Q & A: Begich on health care 23 Nov 2009 11:14 GMT
... Editor David Mark interviewed Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) about Saturday's health care test vote. You’re ... I want to make sure that the Medicare provisions are fixed, as our hospitals are ...

The Madness Returns 23 Nov 2009 06:51 GMT
... The hoopla over former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's memoir is the latest ... that the party's goal is to protect Medicare. While the Republicans and the Right are ...
Lobbying is up as health industry examines impact of reform proposals 23 Nov 2009 16:51 GMT
... spend $50,000 on lobbying to avoid losing Medicare payments, according to a hospital official, USA ... is targeting senators in states such as Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, ...
From now on, only the age is going up 23 Nov 2009 17:51 GMT
... feel, 65 is the new 64. Hello Medicare and Social Security. Bye-bye Olympian torso, cat-like ... Lord willing, of whiz-bang adven tures in Alaska, Ireland and Chile (the latter is just ...
Mammography Guidelines Intensify Healthcare Reform Debate 23 Nov 2009 18:16 GMT
... a government-run program," said Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska). The release of the mammogram guidelines coincides ... federal government." The Senate bill would direct Medicare to cover 100% of of preventive services ...
$10 Million in Grants Aimed at Enrolling American Indian, Alaska Native Kids in Health Care to be Awarded 19 Nov 2009 20:51 GMT
... in Grants Aimed at Enrolling American Indian, Alaska Native Kids in Health Care to be ... will be awarded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to applicants whose ...

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$10 million grant to help enroll uninsured, eligible American Indian and Alaska Native children in CHIP 20 Nov 2009 05:19 GMT
... grants to help reach American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children who qualify for, but ... will be awarded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to applicants whose ...
Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle 22 Nov 2009 02:22 GMT
... which he said would raise taxes, cut Medicare and create a "massive and unsustainable debt." ... R-S.D., left, accompanied by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of ...
Historic health care bill nears key Senate vote 21 Nov 2009 20:53 GMT
... premiums, higher taxes and massive cuts to Medicare. That's a pretty hard thing to justify ... R-S.D., left, accompanied by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of ...
Begich will be in the middle of health care reform fray 21 Nov 2009 01:11 GMT
... Senate, most likely after the Thanksgiving holiday, Alaska Sen. Mark Begich plans to be in ... of his top priorities is to give Medicare the ability to negotiate prices for drugs ...
U.S. Chamber Releases Seven State Polls Showing Voters Opposed to Current Health Care Proposal 19 Nov 2009 08:55 GMT
... statewide surveys on health care reform in Alaska, Arkansas, Indiana, Louisiana, Nebraska, North Carolina, and ... of about 2-to-1, think $400 billion in Medicare cuts will harm health care for seniors.� ...
Initial Senate vote looms on health legislation 21 Nov 2009 09:00 GMT
... R-S.D., left, accompanied by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of ... measure. The Senate measure also raises the Medicare payroll tax on income above $200,000 annually ...
Health care bill faces a crucial Senate vote 21 Nov 2009 16:32 GMT
... R-S.D., left, accompanied by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of ... measure. The Senate measure also raises the Medicare payroll tax on income above $200,000 annually ...
Dems snare 60 votes to move ahead on health care 21 Nov 2009 20:32 GMT
... Jon Kyl of Ariz., Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. (AP Photo/Manuel ... measure. The Senate measure also raises the Medicare payroll tax on income above $200,000 annually ...
59 and counting: Health care bill nears test vote 21 Nov 2009 18:51 GMT
... R-S.D., left, accompanied by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of ... measure. The Senate measure also raises the Medicare payroll tax on income above $200,000 annually ...
Reid sets markers for historic health care debate 19 Nov 2009 01:52 GMT
... care system, relying on cuts in future Medicare spending to cover costs — as well ... Franken, D-Minn., Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Mark Begich, D-Alaska, Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, Senate Majority Leader Harry ...

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AP News in Brief 18 Nov 2009 23:57 GMT
... covered by the federal government," Sebelius said. Medicare, which covers older Americans and some younger ... get the chance to meet the former Alaska governor as she kicked off a national ...
1st Senate vote looms on health legislation 21 Nov 2009 11:31 GMT
... measure. The Senate measure also raises the Medicare payroll tax on income above $200,000 annually ... R-S.D., left, accompanied by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of ...
Senate Democrats unveil their health bill 19 Nov 2009 06:30 GMT
... Schumer of New York, Mark Begich of Alaska, Tom Harkin of Iowa and Harry Reid ... be financed through billions of dollars in Medicare cuts, as well as new taxes. But ...
How the Reid bill played -- Pressure on moderate Dems -- Cornyn says bill was cooked up behind closed doors? -- Hatch: 'It's going to be a holy war' 19 Nov 2009 13:31 GMT
... on American health care since Congress created Medicare in the 1960s. The debate would end ... is out with polling from seven states Alaska, Arkansas, Indiana, Louisiana, Nebraska, North Carolina, and ...
Historic Health Care Bill Clears Senate Hurdle 22 Nov 2009 05:11 GMT
... Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of ... which he said would raise taxes, cut Medicare and create a "massive and unsustainable debt." ...