by Keith Kuhn | Apr 8, 2013 | Beneficiary
Question: I’ll be 65 in a few months, Medicare enrollment age, and I am thinking about getting a Medicare supplemental policy. Can you give me advice on choosing a plan? Answer: If you’re planning to choose original Medicare for your health coverage, getting a...
by Keith Kuhn | Apr 8, 2013 | Government
OREGON April 4th, 2013 – The House Health Committee has unanimously passed major reinsurance legislation, designed to offset the spike in premium rates next year when insurers are required to accept thousands of sick people who had previously been denied...
by Keith Kuhn | Apr 8, 2013 | Government
The Department of Veterans Affairs scores a 4 percent funding hike in President Obama’s budget as the agency struggles to deal with a burgeoning backlog in benefits claims. White House chief of staff Denis McDonough told reporters Friday that the president is...
by Keith Kuhn | Apr 7, 2013 | Government
The Senate Finance Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for Marilyn Tavenner, currently the acting administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, on Tuesday, April 9. Tavenner was not given a hearing when she was first nominated for the post...
by Keith Kuhn | Apr 7, 2013 | Payor
Pennsylvania’s four Blue Cross companies have spent more than $1 billion in recent years subsidizing health plans for people who can’t get coverage anywhere else. As the so-called insurers of last resort, subsidies provided by the Blues have been the...
