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>> it is not of medicare issue but the medicare physician and. for what they can charge of course, those prices is more about private insurance. >> and that desires to have greater transparency but even though in massachusetts there is a new law that requires so that is an interesting experiment to see that stay. from the consumer point of view what consumers want turgot is not what the provider charges as what do i have to pay? what is the charge to the benefit package that i have? and what does it mean to be? exactly if i choose option day or be. so that is increasingly becoming available with that same transparency fame -- steve. >> was wondering about the raw data and what has been released. is it the same questions or is it hipaa or a combination? >> if you go through the process of the data use agreement, and you guarantee will satisfy all the data security safeguards, they will send claims data that has beneficiary identification in the coming age, sex, zip code, for the of public release with those 11 or more. mckenzie the services. >> ca

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one in five medicare dollars is currently spent on people with alzheimer's. 20% of every medicare dollar. in fact, the total cost today, this year, 2014 for alzheimer's is over $215 billion. a quarter of a trillion dollars. and more and more of that money will come from medicare as the baby boom population begins to move into its more senior years. this illness is not just found in seniors. we are also learning about the early onset of alzheimer's, men and women in their 30's and 40's. early alzheimer's and then it extends on, mostly in the more senior population, 60, 65 and above. this is an illness that is also associated with genetics. we have alzheimer's in your family, there is a high probability that you will have alzheimer's yourself. but it's an illness that is associated with -- that can concur from brain damages or concussions. football players have suffered from one form of dementia or another and died early because of it. we also know that traumatic brain injuries are the most common injuries found among our troops that have returned from afghanistan and iraq. alzheimer's, it

remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover what medicare doesn't pay.uld save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call now to request your free decision guide. and learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now -- and down the road. i have a lifetime of experience. so i know how important that is. . lou: the white house's state department contradicting one another about proposals to create a no-fly zone along the turkey-syrian border following reports turkish officials narrowed differences with the united states in a joint military mission proposal. joining us now retired four-star army general, general jack keen, chairman of the institute for the study of war fox news military analyst. general good to have you with us. and what do you make of a state department and a white house that can't even agree on what's been agreed to or discussed? >> well, i think after vice president biden visited turkey a couple of weeks ago, this issue became a little closer between turkey and the united states. but for some reason, the white house staffer

>> this presumably is not a medicare issue because medicare physician -- i guess they're very limited constrainted about what they can charge in medicare. of course, those prices coming. i guess that's more of a question about private insurance? i don't know if you want to take that, lou. >> yeah. i think it's just -- the question reflects, again, the desire to have greater and greater transparency on all aspects of health care, including what providers charge. two things. even though there's no national requirement, i know at least in massachusetts, if there's anyone here from massachusetts, there is a new law that requires exactly what you suggest, which is the posting of crisis so that will be an interesting experiment to see what impact that has in that state. there may be other states, i'm just not aware of it. i think the other thing is, from the consumer point of view, and we'll hear from the consumer panel after us, i think what consumers want to know, our experience has been what consumers want to know is not what the provider charges so much as what am i -- what do i have to

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