Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF) has introduced a new Medicare Advantage plan to its portfolio of health plans for seniors. BlueMedicare Regional PPO joins a senior health insurance portfolio which already included HMO, PPO, Fee-for-service, Medicare Part D, and traditional Medicare Supplement Plans. BlueMedicare Regional PPO is available across Florida for a $45 [...]
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Medicare Health Plan Deadline
After April 1, Medicare beneficiaries will be locked into their current plan through the remainder of 2009. If you are enrolled in a Medicare health plan and unhappy with it, don’t procrastinate shopping for a new plan. According to Paul Precht from the Medicare rights Center, below are the changes that can be made before [...]
Details on Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Rate Increases
New details have been released regarding Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s plans for rate hikes. The insurer is requesting that the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation allow them to increase their premiums. Changes BCBSM is requesting would have an impact on many people Individual health insurance policies would be, on average, 56% [...]
WellPoint Suspended from Selling Medicare Advantage & Part D Plans
Kevin Kingsbury from the Dow Jones Newswires reports that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have forbidden WellPoint from adding new members to its Medicare plans. Compliance problems were discovered in separate audits. As of January 13th, WellPoint is suspended from selling Medicare Advantage (hospital and physician coverage under a private plan) and Medicare [...]
Advantra in Top 20 of U.S. Health Care Plans
A recent press release from HealthAmerica has announced that Advantra, the HealthAmerica Medicare Advantage plan, is ranked among the top 20 best Medicare and commercial health care plans in the 2008 “America’s Best Health Plans” list. Advantra was ranked #18 out of over 200 plans. The survey was conducted by U.S. News & World Report [...]
