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.
Medicare overpays billions for office visits, patient evaluations
By Charles Ornstein, ProPublicaThe findings by the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services show that many doctors bill for services very differently than their peers.
April 28, 2014
Multistate provider licensing stumps MedicareAt least seven doctors lost credentials in one state and continued to bill Medicare in another.
April 24, 2014
Ambulances: Medicare taxisMedicare paid more to ambulance companies in 2012 than it paid to cancer doctors.
April 24, 2014
Ambulances: Medicare taxisMedicare paid more to ambulance companies in 2012 than it paid to cancer doctors.
April 24, 2014
Advantage plans offer more benefits than MedicareNearly all Medicare Advantage plans provided coverage for a minimum of one extra insurance benefit not covered by Medicare, according to analysts.
April 24, 2014
Advantage plans offer more benefits than MedicareNearly all Medicare Advantage plans provided coverage for a minimum of one extra insurance benefit not covered by Medicare, according to analysts.
April 10, 2014
CMS may post more physician pay dataThe agency has plenty of pre-2012 Medicare reimbursement information at hand.
April 10, 2014
CMS may post more physician pay dataThe agency has plenty of pre-2012 Medicare reimbursement information at hand.