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Press Articles
Read recent articles about Medicare Advantage health plans and their members:
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- Medicare changes worry seniors (April 3, 2010)
- Private Medicare plans face questions (March 31, 2010)
- Reform's impact on Medicare (March 31, 2010)
- Shuster shares concerns about health care legislation (March 30, 2010)
- The Health Care Reform Law and Medicare (March 27, 2010)
- AHIP: Medicare Advantage Patients Do Better (March 1, 2010)
- Premiums Jump 14 Percent on Medicare Private Plans (February 19, 2010)
- Massachusetts Docs Fret Over Health Care Reform (December 7, 2009)
- R.I. seniors face hike in Medicare Advantage premiums (November 27, 2009)
- Seniors are likely to see Medicare insurance costs rise, benefits fall (November 18, 2009)
- Report: Bill would reduce senior care; Medicare cuts approved by House may affect access to providers (November 15, 2009)
- S. Florida seniors' coverage may be cut (November 13, 2009)
- Medicare option threatened (November 9, 2009)
- Klein: Preserve Medicare HMO benefits (November 4, 2009)
- Democrats seek cuts in Medicare Advantage (September 24, 2009)
- Budget chief contradicts Obama on Medicare costs (September 23, 2009)
- Senator Tries to Allay Fears on Health Overhaul (September 23, 2009)
- How the overhaul could alter the popular but costly Medicare Advantage (September 21, 2009)
- Seniors defend Medicare plan Obama calls 'wasteful' (September 2, 2009)
- Study: Medicare Advantage plans deliver savings (September 2, 2009)
- Health care overhaul plans provoking fears, worries among older Americans already on Medicare (August 27, 2009)
- The Tug of War Over Medicare Advantage [Video] (August 18, 2009)
- Many Seniors Worry Health Reform Could Hurt Instead Of Help (August 12, 2009)
- Obama Town Hall Meeting Spotlights Medicare Role in Overhaul (August 11, 2009)
- 500,000 Meals Served By Meals On Wheels (July 8, 2009)
- Obama Outlines $313 Billion in New Health Cost Cuts (June 13,2009)
- Seniors who are SilverSneakers workout free at various gyms (June 12,2009)
- Senator Kerry sends representative to towns to listen (June 11,2009)
- Boomers Joining Gyms to Put Some Hop in Their Hips (May 26,2009)
- Elderly encouraged to fight for Medicare (May 1,2009)
- Insurers rally participants to urge funding for private Medicare plans (April 17,2009)
- Medicare Advantage Defenders Decry Proposed Cuts (April 6, 2009)
- US Senators Criticize Proposed Medicare Advantage Rate Cuts (April 3, 2009)
- Projected update for Medicare Advantage may lead to cuts (March 13, 2009)
- President Eyes Changes To Medicare-Run Plans (March 4, 2009)
- Obama Vows to Battle Powerful Lobbies on Reform Efforts (February 28, 2009)
- Cuts Await Medicare Insurers (February 26, 2009)
- CMS Announces Preliminary Estimate of 0.5% Increase in Medicare Advantage Growth Rate for 2010 (February 24, 2009)
- Congressional Democrats Signal Intention To Enact Deep Medicare Managed Care Cuts [Registration required] (November 17, 2008)
- AIS Health: Likely Medicare Advantage Cuts Under Obama Could Prompt Health Plans to Leave Some Markets (November 17, 2008)
- Congress considers insurance plan cuts (March 21, 2007)
- Minority Groups Defend Medicare Advantage [Registration required] (March 15, 2007)
Press Releases
Read recent press releases from AHIP, our coalition and other groups committed to saving Medicare choices:
- AHIP: Seniors in Medicare Advantage Receive Higher Quality Care, New Reports Show (September 15, 2009)
- CAPG: California Physicians Say Proposed Medicare Advantage Payment Changes Would Limit Care for Seniors
(April 1, 2009) - AHIP: Low-Income and Minority Seniors Depend on Medicare Advantage (September 22, 2008)
- U.S. Senate to Vote Today on Legislation That Would Cut $96 Million From the Medicare Advantage Program in Alabama (July 9, 2008)
- Pennsylvania Seniors Speak Out Against Medicare Advantage Cuts (July 8, 2008)
- Seniors Mobilizing Against Medicare Advantage Cuts (July 1, 2008)
- Seniors Oppose Cutting Medicare Advantage to Fund Physician Payment Fix (June 19, 2008)
- GAO Confirms That Medicare Advantage Yields Savings for Seniors (February 28, 2008)
- Researchers Ken Thorpe and Adam Atherly Find Three Million Beneficiaries Would Lose Coverage If Medicare Advantage Funding Is Cut (April 25, 2007)
- Many Seniors Will Forgo Needed Medical Services if Medicare Advantage is Taken Away (March 20, 2007)
Reports
- Low-Income & Minority Beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage Plans, 2007 (September, 2009)
- Reductions in Hospital Days, Re-Admissions, and Potentially Avoidable Admissions Among Medicare Advantage Enrollees in California and Nevada, 2006 (September, 2009)
- Working Paper: A Preliminary Comparison of Utilization Measures Among Diabetes and Heart Disease Patients in Eight Regional Medicare Advantage Plans and Medicare Fee-for-Service in the Same Service Areas (July, 2009)
