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.
CMS: Running a Low-Rated Medicare Plan? You’re Fired!
By Allison BellOfficials have tried carrots; now they'd like a stick. They put in a request about 100 pages into a collection of regulations that implement MIPPA as well as PPACA.
September 26, 2011
A New Twist in the Medicare SagaThe latest segment of the continuing Medicare saga began on Monday, Sept. 19, in an article by Robert Pear, published by the New York Times.
September 19, 2011
Avalere: Medicare Part D Pricing is ComplicatedThe average Medicare Part D prescription drug plan rate may be going down in 2012, but 6 of the top 10 players in the market are raising prices.
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%.