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• Why Do Medicare Patients See The Doctor Too Much? They Usually Pay Nothing Out-of-Pocket
• Southern California, Bay Area Home Sales Highest In A Year, Median Prices Highest Since 2010
• Central Bank Meeting Calendar Launched

Why Do Medicare Patients See The Doctor Too Much? They Usually Pay Nothing Out-of-Pocket Posted: 16 Jul 2011 06:12 AM PDT From an editorial in yesterday’s WSJ: “Almost all discussions about Medicare reform ignore one key factor: Medicare utilization is roughly 50% higher than private health-insurance utilization, even after adjusting for age and medical conditions. In other words, given two patients with similar health-care needs—one a Medicare beneficiary over age 65, the other an individual under 65 who has private health insurance—the senior will use nearly 50% more care. Several factors help cause this … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

Southern California, Bay Area Home Sales Highest In A Year, Median Prices Highest Since 2010 Posted: 16 Jul 2011 05:44 AM PDT 1. Southern California home sales last month shot up more than usual from May to the highest level for any month since June 2010, when the market got its last big boost from homebuyer tax credits. The median price paid for all new and resale Southland houses and condos purchased last month was $285,000. That was up 1.8 percent from $280,000 in May and the highest since $290,000 last December, but still down 5.0 percent from $300,000 in June 2010. 2. Bay Area home sales rose sharply last month … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

Central Bank Meeting Calendar Launched Posted: 16 Jul 2011 03:34 AM PDT Central Bank News has just launched a central bank meeting calendar; compiling the scheduled monetary policy meeting dates of 25 of the world’s central banks for the rest of 2011 on a single page.  The central banks featured in the table span the key developed market banks such as the US Federal Reserve, the ECB, and also features many key emerging market central banks such as the Banco Central do Brasil, Bank Indonesia, and others.  The central bank monetary policy meeting … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Balance Transfer Credit Cards

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