Post Tagged with: "medicare"

Salt: The tasty killer

Salt: The tasty killer

0 / October 21, 2012 7:00 AM

Not many people would pour a teaspoon of salt over their plates at dinner. Yet with so much hidden salt in processed foods, that’s what most Coloradans are eating.
And it’s proving to be a killer

Medicare online: A frustrating way to find a doctor

Medicare online: A frustrating way to find a doctor

0 / February 21, 2012 7:00 AM

In a search for general practice, internal medicine and family doctors throughout the state, Colorado Public News encountered an error-ridden database that often made locating doctors a pursuit in futility

Survey: Two-thirds of Colorado doctors refuse or limit basic Medicare patients

Survey: Two-thirds of Colorado doctors refuse or limit basic Medicare patients

0 / February 20, 2012 7:00 AM

A survey of Colorado primary care doctors found most are reluctant to take a new patient on basic Medicare, the government health insurance for people 65 and over

Federal budget fights cause frustration at hospitals

Federal budget fights cause frustration at hospitals

0 / December 12, 2011 7:00 AM

The fighting in Washington over potential cuts to Medicare has created worry and uncertainty at hospitals throughout Colorado, particularly in rural areas. Various possible reductions could reach a total of 22 percent of Medicare payments for dozens of the state’s smaller hospitals

Medicare, insurers push patients to overpay for home medical equipment

Medicare, insurers push patients to overpay for home medical equipment

0 / November 14, 2011 11:35 AM

Colorado Public News has found that oxygen concentrators, used by patients who have trouble breathing, are a prime example of the high cost of renting home medical equipment

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