Medicare+Choice: 2 FLORIDA M+COS BUSTED FOR MARKETING VIOLATIONS
As the competition to enroll Florida seniors in Medicare+Choice plans heats up, more health plans are crossing the line.Vista Health Plan Inc. has been suspended from signing up new Medicare+Choice members as a result of alleged marketing violations, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced July 21. And CarePlus Health Plans Inc. has been fined $75,000 for marketing violations of its own.
Among the violations allegedly committed by Broward County, FL-based Vista: asking prospective members to fill out a 'transition of care' form, which could be construed as seeking to determine their health status and then...
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