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.
September 09, 2002
Carriers Announce 2003 Medicare HMO DecisionsNU Online News Service, Sept. 9, 6:33 p.m. -- Aetna Inc., Hartford, and several other big managed care companies say they will continue to ...
August 08, 2002
Medigap Rates Up Only 2.4%NU Online News Service, Aug. 8, 11:21 a.m. -- Older U.S. residents are paying an average of only 2.4% more for Medicare supplement insurance ...
July 02, 2002
Researcher: House Drug Plan Not So GenerousNU Online News Service, July 2, 3:58 p.m. -- Medicare beneficiaries will still have to pay about 70% of the cost of their prescription ...
June 28, 2002
House OKs Republican Medicare Drug BillNU Online News Service, June 28, 12:07 p.m. -- The U.S. House of Representatives voted 221-208 earlier today to pass H.R. 4954, the Medicare ...
June 19, 2002
House Ways And Means OKs Medicare Drug BillNU Online News Service, June 19, 11:10 a.m. -- The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee voted 22-16 early Wednesday to pass H.R. 4954, ...
April 17, 2002
Official: Private Plans Part Of Medicare Drug SolutionNU Online News Service, April 17, 7:36 p.m. -- The top Bush administration health official today emphasized the importance of including competition from private ...
December 28, 2001
South Carolina Blue Gets Medicare Claims ContractNU Online News Service, Dec. 28, 2:15 p.m. -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C., will succeed Nationwide Mutual Insurance ...
December 12, 2001
Blue Shield Of California Not Lowering Doctor FeesNU Online News Service, Dec. 12, 11:55 a.m. -- Blue Shield of California, San Francisco, says says it will continue to reimburse physicians on ...
September 21, 2001
Aetna, PacifiCare Announce Medicare HMO CutsNU Online News Service, Sept. 21, 4:48 p.m. -- Aetna Inc., Hartford, and PacifiCare Health Systems Inc., Santa Ana, Calif., have announced widely anticipated ...