Archive for the 'Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP' Category


Medicare Plans Recruit Healthy Seniors By Offering Gym Benefits

Because healthy enrollees cost them less, Medicare Advantage plans would profit from selecting seniors based on their health, but Medicare strictly forbids practices such as denying coverage based on existing conditions. Another way to build a more profitable membership is to design insurance benefits that attract the healthiest patients…


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More Coloradans Lose Medicare Advantage Plans, Missouri Lawmakers Push For Doctor’s Order To Buy Common Cold And Allergy Meds

The Denver Post: “Nearly 14,000 Coloradans are losing their form of Medicare Advantage plans next year and will need to choose new options, creating a hardship for 1,700 rural Medicare members who won’t find similar plans left on the table. Medicare Advantage carriers such as Humana, Anthem, Secure Horizons and MVP dropped some Medicare Advantage plans in Colorado. …


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