tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2003 Issue 15

Medicare Reform: HEALTH PLANS FIGHTING NEGATIVE PERCEPTIONS IN REFORM BATTLE

Health plans hoping to see a larger population of Medicare beneficiaries move into private plans will need to bolster their arguments for why they can help the embattled program. Two new reports are sharply critical of Medicare managed care plans, and they highlight the large degree of public and political skepticism of private plans' ability to offer quality and affordable care to seniors. An April 10 report by the Commonwealth Fund shows that managed Medicare premiums are rising even while their benefits decrease for the fourth year in the row. On the bright side, MCOs' average monthly premium increase...

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