Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Obama administration eases pain of Medicare cuts

FILE - In his Feb. 9, 2011 file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius gestures while speaking in Seattle. Millions of seniors in popular private insurance plans offered through Medicare are getting a reprieve from some of the most controversial cuts in President Barack Obama's health care law. In a policy shift that critics see as pure politics, the administration is providing $6.7 billion to Medicare Advantage plans to head off service cuts that could have hurt Democrats in next year's elections. (AP Photo, File)Millions of seniors in popular private insurance plans offered through Medicare will be getting a reprieve from some of the most controversial cuts in President Barack Obama's health care law.


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