(HealthNewsDigest.com) – As the December 31 deadline grows closer for people with Medicare to decide how they wish to get their Medicare health benefits for next year, and whether to choose or change a Medicare drug plan, senior advocates and community-based programs are counseling and enrolling thousands of beneficiaries on their choices for the 2011 benefit year.
Category: Medicare Issues
Good News for People with Medicare and Their Doctors
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Strengthening Medicare is one of our top priorities and today marks an important day for people on Medicare and their doctors and other health care providers. With strong support from the Administration, Congress has passed legislation that will prevent a significant pay cut for doctors from taking effect on January 1 and extend critical Medicare and Medicaid policies that would otherwise expire at the end of this year.
Medicare Imposes Marketing and Enrollment Suspension on Three Health and Drug Sponsors
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued a notice to three Medicare health and drug plan sponsors imposing sanctions for violations of Medicare’s rules and regulations. This action ensures that beneficiaries continue to have access to the essential Medicare services to which they are entitled, and also protect Medicare beneficiaries from misleading marketing practices.
Private Medicare Plans Are Retrenching
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Seniors enrolling in private Medicare policies starting this week are finding fewer options, as health insurers close down certain types of plans due to legislative changes and looming cuts to federal funding.