http://www.medicareplana.info Medicare Plan Part A, is also known as Medicare hospital insurance. Get articles and links to more information. en-us Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:26:45 CDT Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:26:45 CDT http://www.medicareplana.info/ Medicare Plan Part A, is also known as Medicare hospital insurance. Get articles and links to more information. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:26:45 CDT http://www.medicareplana.info/articles/4336/Medicare-Part-A-Premium... Medicare Plan Part A 2009 Premium Most people do not pay a monthly Part A premium becauseyou or a spouse has 40 or more quarters of Medicare-covered employment. If you don't have the required 40 plus quarters then the Part A premium is$244.00 per monthif you have30-39 quarters of Medicare-covered employment. The Part A prem... 2009-03-29 http://www.medicareplana.info/articles/4149/Medicare-Plan-Part-A... Medicare Plan Part A (Hospital Insurance) Medicare Plan Part A is the hospital insurance that is provided by Medicare. 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When Medicare began offering Part D prescription drug coverage for the first time this year, seniors had six months to sort through the chaos - and it was chaos - to pick a plan.... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:39:11 -0700 http://www.medicareplana.info/news/1009092/-Todays-OpEds:-Medicare-Private-Plans-And-The-Health-Laws-Impact-On-Employer-Coverage... Debunking Medicare Myths Kaiser Health News Whats needed most today in American health care is innovative change which drives up productivity and value. With the right incentives, thats what the private sector can deliver, even as its been clear for some time that the federal government cannot do likewise (James Capretta, 9/2)...... Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:27:01 -0700 http://www.medicareplana.info/news/1009093/-Its-Time-to-Review-Your-Medicare-Options... Health reform changes coming for Medicare, Medigap, Medicare Advantage, and prescription drug plans.... Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:11:24 -0700 http://www.medicareplana.info/news/1009094/-Marci’s-Medicare-Answers-September-2010:-Prostate-cancer-screenings…-emergency-ambulance-calls…-Hepatitis-B-shots…-and-...... Dear Marci, Does Medicare cover screenings for prostate cancer? — Sven Dear Sven, Yes. Medicare covers one prostate screening per year (every 12 months) for men age 50 and older. Prostate cancer screenings can detect prostate cancer, which affects one in six men, in its early stages.... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:44:27 -0700 http://www.medicareplana.info/news/1009095/-Seniors-Already-Seeing-Lower-Prescription-Drug-Costs... The Affordable Care Act is working to help bring down the cost of prescription drugs for seniors enrolled in the Medicare Part D prescription drug program and today, we got more good news for our seniors. This afternoon, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that Medicare prescription drug plan premiums for 2011 will stay si... Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:31:36 -0700 http://www.medicareplana.info/news/1009096/-For-3-Million+-Medicare-Beneficiaries-Facing-a-Change-in-Their-Part-D-Coverage:-Heres-What-to-Ask... BURLINGAME, Calif.----To eliminate confusion and simplify Medicare Part D plan coverage, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has mandated that there must be a “meaningful difference” between plans offered by the same health insurance carrier, and if there is no difference, redundant plans must be eliminated.... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:00:00 -0700 http://www.medicareplana.info/news/1009097/-Unemployment-inched-up-in-August... The nations unemployment rate inched up to 9.6 percent in August as public and private employers, for the third straight month, laid off more people than they hired, the Department of Labor reported Friday.... Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:44:03 -0700 http://www.medicareplana.info/news/1009098/-More-federal-money-on-way-to-state... HARTFORD — The state could save as much as $30 million a year until 2013 under a federal program aimed at employees who retire before they’re eligible for Medicare, Gov. M. Jodi Rell said Wednesday.... Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:34:17 -0700 http://www.medicareplana.info/news/1009099/-Providers:-Repeal-Medicare-bidding... Medical equipment providers, including those in Prince Georges, are lobbying for a federal bill to scrap Medicares new competitive bidding process for home equipment.... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:33:03 -0700 http://www.medicareplana.info/news/1009100/-Robert-Powell:-Health-laws-retiree-perk-wont-last-long... If you are among the estimated 1.3 million retirees too young to qualify for Medicare but fortunate enough to have employer-sponsored health care coverage, count your blessings. The next two years could bring a bit of a windfall.... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:31:20 -0700