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What Will the New Medicare Advantage Plan Ranking System Look Like?

07/01/2010
By Lucy Dylan
What Will the New Medicare Advantage Plan Ranking System Look Like?

Although the Advantage ratings purportedly help seniors weed out the best possible plans, the ratings system is flawed and most seniors rely on a combination of plan costs and benefits to determine which plan they want. The impending Medicare reforms will be rewarding top-ranked Advantage plans with bonuses, despite the obvious flaws within the...
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The Top 10 Best Medicare Plans of 2008

03/12/2009
By Annie Finneran

U.S. News & World Report researched many Medicare health insurance plans last year and found the top ones in the country. Below I have listed the top 10 best Medicare health plans of 2008. They are ranked by consumer assessment, prevention, and treatment. The highest possible score is 100 points. Each plan shows their...
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A single-payer health care reform can contribute to an economic stimulus

01/23/2009
By Annie Finneran

According to an article in The Nation, we need the right health care reform for our nation to recover economically so it can prosper. The establishment of a national single-payer style healthcare reform system that expands the existing Medicare system to cover all Americans is said to be the “right reform.” The National Nurses...
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