11/10/2008 News For: medicare Supplemental TxAMA works on permanent Medicare physician payment reform ORLANDO, Fla. ??? Enacting permanent Medicare physician payment reform to preserve access to health care for seniors is a top priority of the American Medical Association AMA, and AMA members discussed how best to achieve this goal at the organization's semi-annual policy-making meeting today. QMG, Blessing alter acceptance policies of Medicare Advantage plans Quincy Medical Group will no longer participate in Medicare Advantage plans as of Jan. 1. Medicare drug plan enrollment looms Medicare recipients can sign up for or change prescription drug plans during an open enrollment period that begins Saturday and ends Dec. 31. The federal government?s Medicare program provides health insurance for people 65 and older who have paid into the system for at least 10 years through payroll deduction, as well as for some people with disabilities. About 150,000 people in the Tarrant ... QMG to stop accepting Medicare Advantage Plans Quincy Medical Group has announced that it will no longer be accepting Medicare Advantage Plans in 2009. Medicare coding for maggots and maggot therapy BioTherapeutics, Education & Research Foundation Today, the BioTherapeutics, Education & Research Foundation was notified that the American Medical Association, in collaboration with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued reimbursement coding guidelines for medicinal maggots and maggot therapy. AHIP Statement on New CMS Guidelines for Agent and Broker Commissions in Medicare Advantage Karen Ignagni, President and CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans AHIP, today issued the following statement on new guidelines announced by CMS on agent and broker compensation for Medicare Advantage plans: Medicare workshops in November Throughout November and December, the Miami-Dade Public Library System and SHINE Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders will present a series of workshops on Medicare, and choosing an HMO or Medigap plan. Rockland residents prepare for Medicare enrollment period Residents who qualify for Medicare have already seen their mailboxes swell with competing offers from insurers offering both prescription-drug and medical-care plans. Supplemental Insurance Helps Cancer Patients - A cancer diagnosis can be the beginning of a long journey filled with stress, emotion, and often physical pain. Families struggle not only with the trauma of what is happening to their beloved, but also with the financial burden that can accompany such an illness. Holyoke hospital to cut 9 positions HOLYOKE - Holyoke Medical Center will eliminate nine full-time jobs due to continued decreases in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements and anticipated cuts in state aid. |


