Medicare Advantage

CMS Removes Sanctions Against Aetna
By Karen Fletcher on June 21, 2011
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released Aetna from its enrollment and marketing sanction last month, in...
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Beneficiaries Using the Medicare Advantage Disenrollment Period Have Until Feb. 14 to Enroll in a New Part D Plan
By Karen Fletcher on January 11, 2011
There is a coordinating Part D special election period (SEP) for beneficiaries who disenroll from a Medicare Advantage (MA)...
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2011 MIPPA Provisions: Certain PFFS Plans Must Have Networks of Contracted Providers
By Karen Fletcher on November 12, 2010
Starting in January 2011, all non-employer sponsored Medicare Advantage Private Fee-For-Service (PFFS) plans in counties with at least 2...
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Little-Known Special Election Period for People in MA Plans that Terminated in 2009
By Karen Fletcher on February 17, 2010
Beneficiaries who were in a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan that terminated on December 31, 2009 have a Special Enrollment...
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CMS Proposes New Compensation Limits for Agents Selling Medicare Part C & D Plans
By Karen Fletcher on December 31, 2008
California Health Advocates recently submitted comments, drafted jointly with various advocacy organizations, to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
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Medicare Issues New Rules to Enforce MIPPA Marketing Requirements this Fall
By Karen Fletcher on October 4, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released final regulations to protect Medicare beneficiaries from deceptive or...
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Beneficiaries with ESRD Can Join MA Demonstration Plans in Several California Counties
By Karen Fletcher on February 28, 2008
Close to 500,000 Americans suffer from kidney failure (also known as end stage renal disease, or ESRD) and require...
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Private Insurers Enroll Beneficiaries in Fight Against MA Payment Cuts
By Karen Fletcher on August 1, 2007
The Coalition for Medicare Choices states that they are an advocacy group protecting the quality and affordability of healthcare...
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Controversial Limited Open Enrollment Period (L-OEP) Ended July 31, 2007
By Karen Fletcher on August 1, 2007
In our recent April/May newsletter edition, California Health Advocates described the beginning of a new controversial limited open enrollment...
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Marketing Misconduct Continues as PFFS ‘Pied Pipers’ Compete for Beneficiaries
By Karen Fletcher on April 1, 2007
With so many Medicare Advantage and Part D plans to choose from, beneficiaries are often overwhelmed and confused with...
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