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Medicare, Medicaid Advocates Cast Wary Eye On Budget Deal

The problem for health care providers – and, potentially, patients – is that a "supercommittee" of 12 members of Congress is charged with coming up with $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction in a very short period of time. Likely near the top of the list to get trimmed will be payments to doctors, hospitals and other health care providers.

Medicare, Medicaid Advocates Cast Wary Eye On Budget Deal

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How A Debt Stalemate Could Squeeze Health System

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL) is surrounded by reporters at the Capitol Friday after a briefing on the debt ceiling. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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How A Debt Stalemate Could Squeeze Health System

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If an impasse were to drag on for more than a few weeks, health care providers could be unable to pay their staffs or even face insolvency, say health care experts and former government officials.

Audit Finds Widespread Use Of Antipsychotic Drugs In Nursing Homes

Seroquel, made by AstraZeneca, was the most prescribed of the atypical antipsychotics scrutinized in a federal audit of nursing home claims. Anonymous/AP hide caption

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Audit Finds Widespread Use Of Antipsychotic Drugs In Nursing Homes

About 14 percent of elderly nursing homes residents receive a so-called atypical antipsychotic medicine despite an increased risk of death when the medicines are used to manage dementia in older people.

Medicare Shuffle For House Republicans?

Vice President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans and Democrats leave Blair House in Washington, Thursday, May 5, 2011, after meeting in hopes of striking a deal on deficit reduction. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Medicare Shuffle For House Republicans?

Where do House Republicans stand when it comes to Medicare cuts as formal negotiations on cutting the deficit begin? They're not ready to show their cards just yet.

Doctors: Health Law Will Worsen ER Crowding

Most doctors surveyed said they think visits to emergency rooms will increase as the new health law is implemented. iStockphoto.com hide caption

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Doctors: Health Law Will Worsen ER Crowding

Overcrowding in emergency rooms isn't caused by people who don't have insurance — it's caused by people who do, but still can't find a doctor to treat them. And doctors say there is not nearly enough attention paid to emergency departments in the new health care law.