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.
AHIP Speaks Out Against Fed Role In Drug Prices
By Arthur D. PostalThe 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 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 ...
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 ...
July 09, 2008
Kennedy Powers Senate Medicare VoteSen. Edward Kennedy returned to the floor of the Senate today for the first time since he learned that he has brain cancer and helped ...
July 09, 2008
Kennedy Powers Senate Medicare VoteSen. Edward Kennedy returned to the floor of the Senate today for the first time since he learned that he has brain cancer and helped ...
June 29, 2008
Senate Weighs Endorsing House Bill To Slash Medicare AdvantageThe Senate at press time on June 26 was debating whether to accept earlier legislation passed by the House with a veto-proof margin which would ...
June 29, 2008
Senate Weighs Endorsing House Bill To Slash Medicare AdvantageThe Senate at press time on June 26 was debating whether to accept earlier legislation passed by the House with a veto-proof margin which would ...
June 29, 2008
On Walkers And WheelchairsAt a hearing on the Medicare Advantage program in February, Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said, "It's time ...