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.
Actuaries: Medicare Trust Fund Looks Awful
By Allison BellThe AAA says unrealistic Medicare provider pay assumptions make the program seem more solvent than it really is.
May 10, 2012
Investigators Find Suspicious Medicare Billing at 2,600 PharmaciesCMS says some of the leads may be the result of data errors or other factors other than fraud.
May 10, 2012
Investigators Find Suspicious Medicare Billing at 2,600 PharmaciesCMS says some of the leads may be the result of data errors or other factors other than fraud.
May 03, 2012
AHIP: Many Medicare Advantage Enrollees Have Low IncomesAbout 57% of the people who sign up for the private plans earn less than $20,000 per year.
May 03, 2012
Obama Administration: Full PPACA Repeal Could Disrupt MedicareWould CMS have to make up the difference between pre-PPACA payment rates and the rates paid?
May 03, 2012
Obama Administration: Full PPACA Repeal Could Disrupt MedicareWould CMS have to make up the difference between pre-PPACA payment rates and the rates paid?
April 27, 2012
Medicare: Ways and Means Eyes Increasing Private Plan UseRivlin says the proposal would do more to lower prices than the Medicare Advantage program does.
April 23, 2012
GAO: Kill Medicare Advantage Quality BonusesOfficials say the program would ease funding cut effects but reward too many mediocre plans.