Medicare Advantage

New Report Cards for Medical Groups
By Karen Fletcher on April 5, 2016
Are you in a Medicare Advantage plan? Wondering what doctor(s) to use? You can review the Office of the...
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Annual Opportunity for MA Enrollees to Return to Original Medicare Ends Feb 14
By Karen Fletcher on January 28, 2015
Each year, beneficiaries who are enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, have certain times they can enroll into another...
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Medicare’s Open Enrollment is Over, Can I Still Switch Plans?
By Karen Fletcher on December 15, 2014
Medicare’s Open Enrollment period is over, yet some people may have some options for changing coverage. This article provides...
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Low Performing Health & Drug Plans Get Another Year
By Karen Fletcher on November 5, 2014
Low Performing Plans (LPP) get one more year. LPPs, which are Medicare Advantage plans or prescription drug plans with...
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What’s Your Vote for the Worst Health Insurance Company of 2013?
By Karen Fletcher on December 5, 2013
We advocate for good, equitable and quality health care for our California beneficiaries. Sometimes part of advocacy calls for...
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United Healthcare Cuts Doctors from its Medicare Advantage Plans
By Karen Fletcher on October 30, 2013
United Healthcare is dropping 10 to 15% of its doctors nationwide. This cut will likely include Californian physicians as...
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Anthem Blue’s Local PPO Plan Terminates in 6 California Counties
By Karen Fletcher on October 25, 2012
Several beneficiaries from 6 California counties have been calling their local Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) about...
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Beneficiaries in Low-Rated Plans Given Opportunity to Change Coverage
By Karen Fletcher on October 24, 2012
The 2013 quality ratings for Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug plans were posted on Medicare.gov in early...
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Take a Moment to Review Beneficiary Mailings from CMS, Social Security & Health Plans in 2012/2013
By Karen Fletcher on September 14, 2012
Every year a host of mailings from the Centers from Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Social Security and Medicare...
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Medicare = Big Bucks for Insurers ~ Can They Afford to Leave the Market?
By Karen Fletcher on January 5, 2012
When Congress debated cutting payments to Medicare Advantage plan sponsors, what did the sponsors threaten? To get out of...
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