Medicare Planning
Medicare planning news and analysis, including coverage of the Medicare Advantage program, Medicare supplement insurance, the Medicare Part D prescription drug program, and Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly plans.
Medicare Source List
By Staff WriterThis source list represents those companies that chose to participate and that responded by the deadline.
September 19, 2011
HLC Proposes Traditional Medicare OverhaulCongress should increase the normal Medicare eligibility age to 67 and replace the government-run basic Medicare program with access to private plans, according to the Healthcare Leadership Council.
September 19, 2011
Boomers and Medicare: ‘Indifferent, Nervous, Overwhelmed’Twenty-seven percent of boomers surveyed in August said they were indifferent about enrolling in Medicare, while 26% said they were nervous and 14% said they were overwhelmed.
September 18, 2011
HLC Proposes Traditional Medicare OverhaulCongress should increase the normal Medicare eligibility age to 67 and replace the government-run basic Medicare program with access to private plans, according to the Healthcare Leadership Council.
September 18, 2011
Boomers Vague on MedicareBaby boomers are more likely to think that Medicare is in for major changes than they are to understand basic Medicare program terminology.
September 15, 2011
HHS: Medicare Advantage is Doing FineAverage Medicare Advantage premiums will be 4% lower in 2012 than they are this year, and enrollment is on track to increase 10%.
September 14, 2011
Nearly every senior paying too much for MedicareSome 93 percent of Medicare Part D beneficiaries are overpaying for drug coverage, according to a new study.
September 14, 2011
HHS: Medicare Advantage is Doing FineAverage Medicare Advantage premiums will be 4% lower in 2012 than they are this year, and enrollment is on track to increase 10%.