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.
Fee-For-Service Medicare Advantage Under Heavy Fire At Senate Hearing
By Matt BradyFee-for-service Medicare Advantage plans came under heavy fire at a Senate hearing last week with members of the panel, healthcare providers and an official of ...
January 31, 2008
Lawmakers Continue Attack On Medicare FFS PlansParticipants in a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Medicare Advantage fee-for-service plans took turns criticizing the plans' marketing methods and cost.One committee member, Sen. Ron ...
December 09, 2007
Baucus To Start Medicare Talks With HouseSenate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont, says he intends to begin negotiating with the House on Medicare legislation despite veto threats from the Bush ...
December 09, 2007
Baucus To Start Medicare Talks With HouseSenate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont, says he intends to begin negotiating with the House on Medicare legislation despite veto threats from the Bush ...
December 06, 2007
Baucus Plows Ahead With Medicare Advantage TalksSenate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont, says he intends to begin negotiating with the House on Medicare legislation despite a veto threat from the ...
December 06, 2007
Baucus Plows Ahead With Medicare Advantage TalksSenate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont, says he intends to begin negotiating with the House on Medicare legislation despite a veto threat from the ...
December 05, 2007
Stark Blasts Bush Stand On Medicare Advantage OversightRep. Pete Stark, D-Calif., has criticized Bush administration opposition to efforts to give states authority over Medicare Advantage plan marketing practices.Stark, chairman of the House ...
November 15, 2007
Supplemental incomeAs Medicare continues to evolve - and opinions on that subject already span the entire political and social spectrum - the ongoing refinement and restructuring of Medicare's supplemental coverage has created some new opportunities for insurance