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 To Marketers: No Free Meals!
By Staff WriterThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has published the final Medicare plan marketing rule and the interim final rule that were announced Monday in ...
September 05, 2008
Agency: CMS Weak At Watching MarketingFederal watchdogs say the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services should do a better job of overseeing Medicare Part D prescription drug program marketing efforts.Officials ...
July 27, 2008
Part D 'Windfall Profits' BlastedThe value of creating a larger government role in the negotiation of drug prices may be "overstated," America's Health Insurance Plans said last week in ...
July 27, 2008
Part D 'Windfall Profits' BlastedThe value of creating a larger government role in the negotiation of drug prices may be "overstated," America's Health Insurance Plans said last week in ...
July 24, 2008
AHIP Speaks Out Against Fed Role In Drug PricesThe value of creating a larger government role in the negotiation of drug prices may be "overstated," America's Health Insurance Plans says.In defending the prescription ...
July 20, 2008
Congress Overrides Veto Of Medicare Raise For DocsCongress overrode a veto of legislation on July 15 that canceled a cut in Medicare payments to doctors scheduled to go into effect July 1.Restoring ...
July 20, 2008
Congress Overrides Veto Of Medicare Raise For DocsCongress overrode a veto of legislation on July 15 that canceled a cut in Medicare payments to doctors scheduled to go into effect July 1.Restoring ...
July 16, 2008
Congress Overrides Medicare Bill VetoThe House and the Senate voted Tuesday to override a veto of a bill that calls for using cuts in Medicare Advantage funding to help ...