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.
Executive: New Rules Could Hurt Medigap Brokers
By Arthur D. PostalThe new Medicare law could cause problems for insurers that sell Medicare supplement coverage through brokers.[@@]The president of a company that runs a drug ...
October 13, 2004
A Better Way To Cover Retiree Drug CostsByMany large and midsize employers are excited about the new federal subsidy for qualified retiree pharmacy programs.But benefits advisors should make sure to inform clients ...
October 04, 2004
PPO Group: Medicare Test Plans Not Real PPOsNU Online News Service, Oct. 4, 2004, 5:15 p.m. EDTThe American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations, Jeffersonville, Ind., says bad test program design may ...
September 29, 2004
AHIP: Medicare Test PPOs Were HelpfulNU Online News Service, Sept. 29, 2004, 5:35 p.m. EDTAmerica's Health Insurance Plans, Washington, has criticized a new government report that attacks the performance ...
September 28, 2004
GAO Attacks Medicare Test PPOsThe U.S. Government Accountability Office has published a report that blasts the results of2 Medicare preferred provider organization test programs.[@@]The report, requested by Sen. ...
September 14, 2004
Rural Senators Want Larger Medicare PPO RegionsSenators from rural states are wrestling with the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Chicago, over the size of the regions for the new ...
August 11, 2004
Survey: Medicare Participants Not Impressed By New Drug LawSurvey: Medicare Participants Not Impressed By New Drug LawByNearly half of the people on Medicare have an unfavorable impression of a new law adding a ...
August 11, 2004
Survey: Medicare Participants Cool To New Drug LawNearly half of the people on Medicare have an unfavorable impression of a new law adding a prescription drug benefit to the program, according ...