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.
Agency: CMS Weak At Watching Marketing
By Staff WriterFederal 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 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 ...
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 ...