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Oct, 06 2023 — Choosing between a Medicare Advantage plan and a Medicare Supplement (Medigap) is a very personal decision, but the following example may help identify some of the important issues surrounding these t . . .

Dec, 13 2014 — Short Answer: No. Most Medicare Advantage plans include integrated Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage (and are called MAPDs).  This drug coverage must comply with all of the same req . . .

Sep, 06 2014 — If your 2014 Medicare Advantage plan includes prescription drug coverage, then the Donut Hole portion of your coverage works just like a stand-alone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan (or PDP). . . .

Aug, 17 2014 — Stand-alone Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (or PDPs) only provide prescription drug coverage. Alternatively, Medicare Advantage plans provide coverage of your Medicare Part A (in-patient a . . .

Jun, 10 2013 — Either 2,327 or 35,208, depending on how you organize or imagine the 2013 Medicare Advantage plan data. For instance, some people would say a regional Medicare Advantage plan that offers the same p . . .

Feb, 01 2012 — Medicare Advantage premiums have fallen by 7 percent on average and enrollment has risen by about 10 percent since this time last year, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today. The enrollmen . . .

Nov, 13 2008 — For Immediate Release: Thursday, November 13, 2008 Contact: CMS Office of Public Affairs 202-690-6145 CMS IDENTIFIES 15 CHRONIC CONDITIONS FOR MEDICARE Beginning in 2010, Medicare Advantage Speci . . .

Jul, 29 2008 — The Medicare Modernization Act mandated that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) establish geographic regions for the implementation of the Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PD . . .

Jun, 18 2007 — On Friday, June 15, 2007 the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Public Affairs Office issued the following Press release: Plans Suspend P . . .