New Jersey’s two U.S. senators on Monday called for the federal government to extend the May 15 deadline for senior citizens to enroll in the new Medicare prescription drug program, commonly called “Part D.” Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg and Robert Menendez, both Democrat, said many senior citizens remain confused about the program and different...
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CMS has released the 2007 MA/MAPD Call letter. Download it here.
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CMS on Monday said that reimbursement rates for Medicare Advantage plans in 2007 will increase by only about 1.1% on average, rather than 4% as scheduled, because of a technical adjustment of how physicians code beneficiaries for billing, CQ HealthBeat reports. According to CQ HealthBeat, past small increases in reimbursement rates have led to...
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