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.
GAO Attacks Medicare Test PPOs
By Allison BellThe 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. ...
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 ...
August 02, 2004
Aetna Adds Phoenix Medigap ProductsNU Online News Service, Aug 2, 2004, 4:11 p.m. EDTAetna Inc., Hartford, has introduced 3 individual Medicare supplement plans and a stand-alone drug discount ...
July 28, 2004
Feds Toughen Private Medicare Plan Suspension RulesThe federal government may give Medicare managed care plans more authority to eject disruptive patients.[@@]The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services included that relief ...
July 28, 2004
Medigap Revenue Could Drop $2.5 BillionFederal regulators say the Medicare prescription drug benefit could hurt insurers that sell private Medicare supplement insurance.The new drug benefit could affect 1.9 million U.S. ...
July 27, 2004
Medigap Revenue Could Drop $2.5 BillionFederal regulators say the new Medicare prescription drug benefit could hurt insurers that sell private Medicare supplement insurance.[@@]The new drug benefit could affect 1.9 ...
May 24, 2004
Humana Actuary Joins Medicare PanelNU Online News Service, May 24, 2004, 1:44 p.m. EDT -- An executive of Humana Inc., Louisville, Ky., has joined the Medicare Payment Advisory ...
May 10, 2004
Oxford To Expand Medicare Coverage AreaNU Online News Service, May 10, 2004, 12:10 p.m. EDT -- Oxford Health Plans Inc., Trumbull, Conn., plans to expand its Medicare managed care ...