Below is an important announcement from Aetna. Individual Medicare PFFS Chargeback’s During December 2009, the enrollment team processed terminations for all Medicare PFFS members in markets where Aetna withdrew products in 2010. Brokers that were assigned to these members were given a ‘chargeback’ which appeared on their commission statement dated December 14, 2009. Over the weekend, Aetna reversed those chargeback’s, bringing their balance to zero. This will [...]
Archive for December 31st, 2009
Consumer Segment – Individual Medicare PFFS chargeback’s from Aetna
Posted in Aetna, Insurance Products, Procedures on December 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Is Medicare Savings being Double Counted?
Posted in News on December 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I heard a Senator on C-SPAN (I can’t remember which one) say that the Health Care Reform Bill would: Reduce the Deficit Extend the Life of the Medicare Trust Fund Expand Access to Millions of Uninsured The New York Times’ Robert Pear notes the double counting of Medicare Savings and Taxes. This is a bit [...]
New York and California Governors Argue that Health Care Reform Medicaid Mandates would Add to Fiscal Woes
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New York Gov. David Paterson (D) and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) are both arguing in this Politico article that the massive expansion of the Medicaid program would leave their already financially strapped states in an even deeper hole.
State Attorneys General Questioning Legality of Health Care Reform Bill
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Some State Attorneys General are questioning the legality of mandating an individual buy a Health Insurance Policy. Here is the story from the New York Times. The argument for is tied to the states mandate that a person buy Automobile insurance. The Attorney General of Florida, William McCollum, a Republican who is also running for [...]
Wall Street Journal Personal Finance Report: “Retirees Snared by Medicare”
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This is a good article on how the enrollment periods for Medicare Part B work. As agents, it’s a good idea to understand when a Medicare Beneficiary can defer Part B and utilize their Special Enrollment into Part B and when a Medicare Beneficiary doesn’t qualify for Special Enrollment into Part B and gets stuck [...]
