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by Michael Kessler on Wednesday, October 12, 2011

The Medicare Advantage plans’ latest ratings for 2012 will be released Wednesday. Top scoring plans will also win the ability to enroll new members year-round, rather than a few weeks each autumn.

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9/19

Medicare Advantage Enrollment to Rise 11 Percent, U.S. Says

8/27

Despite Democrats’ Warnings, Private Medicare Plans Find Success

6/12

The average monthly charge for the 13.1 million people on Medicare Advantage fell $4 to $35, and is down from $44 in 2010, the Kaiser Family Foundation said today in a report.

2/3

Medicare Advantage plans are having tremendous success, with reduction in premiums amounting to 7%, an expansion of choices, and a 10% increase in enrollment from a year ago

2/2

Robert Zirkelbach, spokesman for America’s Health Insurance Plans, warns that the biggest impact of the health law on Medicare Advantage won’t hit for another couple of years.

1/31

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services overpaid Medicare Advantage plans between $1.2 billion and $3.1 billion in 2010, and likely overpaid even more in 2011

10/14

For the first time, a government-backed quality rating will have a financial meaning to health insurance companies looking to attract millions of older Americans to privately run Medicare coverage

10/13

A five-star designation is a rarity; only 12 out of 446 plans rated achieved it in 2011. The rating means that Martin’s Point’s Value and Prime Medicare Advantage plans will qualify in 2012 for a cut of an estimated $3 billion in bonus payments

10/4

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services unveiled a rule Monday that would allow the agency to drop plans that fail for three years to earn at least three stars under a five-star rating system

9/19

Enrollment will increase and premium prices will drop as health plans prepare for the upcoming open enrollment period for Medicare Advantage

4/20

In a policy shift critics see as political, the Health and Human Services department has decided to award quality bonuses to hundreds of Medicare Advantage plans rated merely average.

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