Friday, May 05, 2006

Forecasts For Medicare, Social Security Worsen; Medicare Trust Fund Reserves To Be Depleted By 2018, Trustees' Report Says. The Medicare hospital trust fund will become insolvent in 2018, two years earlier than was predicted last year, according to the 2006 annual report by Medicare trustees, the New York Times reports (Pear, New York Times, 5/2)... click link for more info. [Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare News From Medical News Today] 5:43:51 AM    comment [] States Should Be Limited In Liens On Medicaid Beneficiary Settlements, Supreme Court Rules. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can take only a limited amount from the legal settlements of Medicaid beneficiaries as payment for medical expenses, AP/CongressDaily reports (AP/CongressDaily, 5/1). In the case, Arkansas sought payment for medical expenses from Heidi Ahlborn, a former Medicaid beneficiary who later received a $550,000 settlement in a personal injury lawsuit after she became permanently disabled in a 1996 accident... click link for more info. [Medical News Today RSS/XML Feed] 5:42:55 AM    comment []

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