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.
Hospitals: Raise Medicare eligibility age
By Staff WriterFearing that the deficit reduction super committee may decide to cut their payments in its effort to reduce the Medicare budget, hospitals are lobbying for an increase in the eligibility age for Medicare.
September 30, 2011
Medicare Source ListThis source list represents those companies that chose to participate and that responded by the deadline.
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.