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.
Chamber, insurers blast proposed Medicare group coverage change
By Allison BellCritics say basing 2017 group funding on individual market bidding could cut support 2.8 percent.
February 19, 2016
Medicare plans may face wave of network adequacy finesCMS sees its 2017 payments to Medicare Advantage plans rising 1.35 percent.
February 18, 2016
Regulators polish the proposed Medigap Plan GMACRA is set to ban the sale of new Plan F coverage starting in 2020.
February 18, 2016
Regulators polish the proposed Medigap Plan GMACRA is set to ban the sale of new Plan F coverage starting in 2020.
February 17, 2016
Medicare Advantage enrollment up despite cutsEven with reductions in reimbursements for Medicare beneficiaries, the health program is a profitable endeavor for major insurance companies.
February 17, 2016
Medicare Advantage enrollment up despite cutsEven with reductions in reimbursements for Medicare beneficiaries, the health program is a profitable endeavor for major insurance companies.
January 22, 2016
Cigna banned from Medicare sales for ‘systemic failures’Cigna says it is working to resolve the matters as quickly as possible.
December 07, 2015
Medicare enrollment period slides to an endThe selling season seems to have been uneventful.