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.
Super Committee: Medicare War Flares Up
By Allison BellThe American Academy of Actuaries and the Medicare Rights Center are clashing over how the new Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction should handle Medicare.
September 07, 2011
Medicare expands competitive biddingDespite protests, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is forging ahead with plans to expand its competitive bidding program.
September 01, 2011
GAO Report: CMS Must Improve Fraud and Abuse Abatement ProgramsThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services must do a better job of measuring the effectiveness of its fraud and abuse abatement, the Government Accountability Office says in a new report.
August 31, 2011
Medicare Plan Finder Expected to Release 2012 Medicare Advantage and Part D Plan Data on Oct. 6th, 2011Got a question from Reggie in Montana on when Medicare.gov's plan finder would be loaded with 2012 Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plan data.
August 25, 2011
Seniors and MA: Confounded by choices?The array of Medicare Advantage (MA) plan options may make it more difficult for seniors to enroll in the best plan for them, according to a new study.
August 24, 2011
Seniors and MA: Confounded by choices?The array of Medicare Advantage (MA) plan options may make it more difficult for seniors to enroll in the best plan for them, according to a new study.
August 17, 2011
Medicare: Have seniors given any ground?The public remains opposed to cuts to Medicare, even after the budget battle.
August 17, 2011
Seniors, taxpayers cheated by "Rascals"One of the most prevalent types of Medicare fraud, the selling of electric wheelchairs to seniors who may not need them, cheats the senior as well as the taxpayer.