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.
Retiree Rx Plan Market Opening Wide: Study
By Trevor ThomasAs the first year of Medicare Part D under their belts, fewer employers seem enthusiastic about taking the federal subsidy for retiree drug benefits, finds ...
February 08, 2006
Should Part D Plans Be Standardized?Some members of Congress say the government could fix what ails the new Medicare prescription drug program by giving eligible consumers fewer choices.Today, consumers are ...
February 03, 2006
HHS Promises To Watch Drug Plans More CloselyThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says it will be giving more attention to customer service and claim payment speed at the private ...
February 02, 2006
HHS Promises To Watch Drug Plans More CloselyThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says it will be giving more attention to customer service and claim payment speed at the private ...
January 08, 2006
Turn Medicare Advantage Into Sales AdvantageSince the first Medicare HMOs were made available in the 1970s, private health plans have bounced in and out of the market. The last great ...
January 08, 2006
Turn Medicare Advantage Into Sales AdvantageSince the first Medicare HMOs were made available in the 1970s, private health plans have bounced in and out of the market. The last great ...
December 23, 2005
Medicare R Coverage Tops 21 Million%3A HHSAs of Jan. 1, more than 21 million seniors and people with disabilities will be covered by the Medicare prescription drug program.[@@]The number includes ...
December 19, 2005
Actuaries Offer Medicare Drug SuggestionsThe American Academy of Actuaries has developed a report discussing the risk factors that regulators might consider when evaluating risk-based capital levels for Medicare ...