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 Ban Mid-Year Medicare Improvements
By Staff WriterThe federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services wants to stop private companies from making Medicare managed care plans better in the middle of the ...
June 15, 2006
'Donut Hole' Mostly Empty, Study ConcludesNew research suggests only about 8% of Medicare beneficiaries will fall into the coverage gap for prescription drug benefits.Under the Medicare drug benefit that went ...
June 12, 2006
Enrollment Surge Seen For Medicare Rx PlanMore than 2 million people signed up for the new Medicare Part D prescription program just before the enrollment deadline, bringing total enrollment to over ...
April 24, 2006
Medicare Covers 270 Million Rx OrdersPrescriptions filled with Medicare's new drug coverage are averaging 3 million a day, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says.That amounts to 270 ...
April 24, 2006
Medicare Covers 270 Million Rx OrdersPrescriptions filled with Medicare's new drug coverage are averaging 3 million a day, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says.That amounts to 270 ...
April 19, 2006
AHIP, Pharmacies Cut Part D Red TapeAmerica's Health Insurance Plans and pharmacy groups are trying to show that they will work quickly to solve Medicare prescription drug program startup problems.AHIP, Washington, ...
March 26, 2006
Retiree Rx Plan Market Is Opening Wide, Study FindsWith the first year of Medicare Part D under their belts, fewer employers seem enthusiastic about taking the federal subsidy for retiree drug benefits, finds ...
March 26, 2006
Retiree Rx Plan Market Is Opening Wide, Study FindsWith the first year of Medicare Part D under their belts, fewer employers seem enthusiastic about taking the federal subsidy for retiree drug benefits, finds ...