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.
Lost In The Donut Hole
By Steve PiontekThere's not too much disagreement that the federal government's implementation of the Medicare Part D drug prescription program has run the gamut from fiasco to ...
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 ...
October 27, 2005
Veto Threat Over Medicare CutsWashingtonA proposal to eliminate a fund for regional preferred provider organizations participating in the Medicare Advantage program has touched off a conflict between the ...
October 19, 2005
Informing Seniors About Medicare Part DOn Nov. 15, 2005, all Americans who are enrolled in Medicare will have the option to purchase prescription drug coverage under the new Medicare ...