California Medicare Advantage Plan Star Ratings
If a Medicare Advantage plan has been awarded a 5 Star rating from Medicare you'll see that trumpeted in TV commercials and print advertising. The star rating that either the Medicare Advantage or Part...
View ArticleMedicare fines Health Net and other Advantage plans
Health Net and several other administrators of Medicare Advantage plans were issued fines from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for errors in their updates to people enrolled in the...
View ArticleBlue Shield set to acquire GEMCare of Bakersfield
Blue Shield has introduced a very competitive Medicare Advantage plan in ten select counties through out California. With the acquisition of GEMCare, Blue Shield will be able to more easily offer a...
View ArticleMedicare sanctions CalOptima’s OneCare Special Needs Plan
Orange County Health Authority's CalOptima OneCare Medicare Advantage plan was served a notice of immediate sanctions by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on January 24, 2014. The...
View ArticleBlue Shield exposes Social Security numbers on public web page
Blue Shield of California sent notices to their appointed insurance agents that the agent's Social Security number had been displayed during the course of member's online payment. The letter from Blue...
View ArticleMedicare more expensive than new ACA plans
Individuals who recently acquired Parts A and Part B of Original Medicare may find they have to pay more per month than their existing ACA health plans. Under the ACA rules, once someone accepts...
View ArticleMedicare Advantage plans paid over $800 per month by feds
A five star Medicare Advantage will be paid $890 in Sacramento County, $947 in San Francisco County, $951 in Los Angeles County and $856 in San Diego County per month by the Centers for Medicare and...
View ArticleHow much does a Medicare Advantage plan really cost?
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid released their reimbursements rates for Medicare Advantage plans by each county in the United States. Commonly known as the capitation rate, the table shows what...
View ArticleChinese Community Health Plan gets immediate Medicare sanctions
On October 29th, 2014, Chinese Community Health Plan (CCHP) was notified that they were being put on immediate imposition of intermediate sanctions from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
View ArticleMedicare Advantage Plans hit with $2 million in penalties from CMS
Since the beginning of 2015 through April 17th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have issued over $2 million in penalties on Medicare Advantage plans across the United States. Of...
View ArticleAccessing benefits under dual eligible special needs plans
Anthem Blue Cross of California Medicare Advantage dual eligibility with Medi-Cal Special Needs Plans May 30, 2015 This guidance is generally applicable for all health insurance companies that offer...
View ArticleMedicare sanctions CalOptima’s OneCare Special Needs Plan
Orange County Health Authority's CalOptima OneCare Medicare Advantage plan was served a notice of immediate sanctions by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on January 24, 2014. The...
View ArticleBlue Shield exposes Social Security numbers on public web page
Blue Shield of California sent notices to their appointed insurance agents that the agent's Social Security number had been displayed during the course of member's online payment. The letter from Blue...
View ArticleMedicare more expensive than new ACA plans
Individuals who recently acquired Parts A and Part B of Original Medicare may find they have to pay more per month than their existing ACA health plans. Under the ACA rules, once someone accepts...
View ArticleMedicare Advantage plans paid over $800 per month by feds
A five star Medicare Advantage will be paid $890 in Sacramento County, $947 in San Francisco County, $951 in Los Angeles County and $856 in San Diego County per month by the Centers for Medicare and...
View ArticleHow much does a Medicare Advantage plan really cost?
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid released their reimbursements rates for Medicare Advantage plans by each county in the United States. Commonly known as the capitation rate, the table shows what...
View ArticleChinese Community Health Plan gets immediate Medicare sanctions
On October 29th, 2014, Chinese Community Health Plan (CCHP) was notified that they were being put on immediate imposition of intermediate sanctions from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
View ArticleMedicare Advantage Plans hit with $2 million in penalties from CMS
Since the beginning of 2015 through April 17th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have issued over $2 million in penalties on Medicare Advantage plans across the United States. Of...
View ArticleAccessing benefits under dual eligible special needs plans
Anthem Blue Cross of California Medicare Advantage dual eligibility with Medi-Cal Special Needs Plans May 30, 2015 This guidance is generally applicable for all health insurance companies that offer...
View ArticleNavigating The Medicare Maze Of Options
This high level overview and will not address every situation that a Medicare beneficiary may find them self in. This short primer is meant help you understand the different parts of Medicare and how...
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