Topic: Medicare Advantage Plan

Metropolitan Health Networks Inc. (MDF) Q1 2010 Earnings Call May 04, 2010 11:00 am ET. Such statements which include estimated financial information or results are based on management's current expectations and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties which could ...
Universal American Corp. (UAM) Q1 2010 Earnings Call Transcript April 30, 2010 10:00 am ET. These forward-looking statements may include statements regarding the likelihood or effect of any legislative or regulatory changes; our expectations of the performance of our Medicare Advantage, Part ...
Health insurer Humana posts 19 percent gain in Medicare Advantage membershipHealth insurer Humana Inc., one of the biggest players in the Medicare Advantage business, posted a 26 percent increase in first-quarter profit Monday.Here's a breakdown of how the Louisville, Ky., company fared ...

Earnings Preview: Humana

Humana (HUM) is expected to report Q1 earnings Monday, April 26 before the market open with a conference call scheduled for 9 am ET.. In early February, Humana gave Q1 guidance of EPS $1.10-$120. On the company's Q4 earnings conference call in ...
Since the 1980s, the government-run health care program, Medicare, has been giving seniors choices in their health care coverage. Many retired seniors prefer traditional Medicare, but this does not cover everything, such as eyeglasses and dentures, which is why many choose a ...

U.S. private Medicare plans see flat payment change

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators on Monday called for flat government payments next year to private insurers offering Medicare health coverage to the elderly, in line with recently passed health care legislation.So-called Medicare Advantage plans would see the same payment rates ...
Insurance companies would have to alter some practices WASHINGTON — Even as Congress draws closer to passing historic health care reform legislation, many Nevadans remain confused about what the overhaul would mean to them.Campaigns have been fierce on both sides of the ...
Studies show that 10% of Medicare beneficiary's early hospital readmissions were preventable. "There were 301,017 readmissions that were clinically related" (Norbert I. Goldfield, 2008) to a previous admission which was classified as be preventable or unnecessary. Statistics show that hospitals that have ...

Medicare panel urges insurer payment cuts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Medicare should cut U.S. government payments to private insurers and home healthcare providers, an advisory panel said in nonbinding recommendations released on Monday.The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, or MedPac, repeated its earlier call for the federal government to pay ...

Government proposes higher Medicare payments for insurers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health officials on Friday proposed an increase in government payments to private insurers that offer Medicare health coverage to seniors, a major area of growth for the industry.The rates could increase modestly when Medicare factors in county-level spending data.We ...