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Study Proposes Moving Open Enrollment SeasonResearchers suggest consumers are not willing to spend money on insurance in the busy fall season as they plan for the holiday
owala usa s, so sign-ups in the spring after tax returns are received might be better. Also, a look at consumers reluctance to shop for insurance.USA Today/The Tennessean: Study: Tax Refunds Could Boost Health CoverageFew Ameri
stanley website cans, given the choice, would buy health insurance over a Christmas present. And yet, the open enrollment period for federal Marketplace plans on Healthcare.gov coincides with the winter holidays, one of the most financially stressful times of the year. That s why researchers suggest switching the open enrollment period to line up with a less stressful time. Namely, in spring, just after people have received their tax return DuBois, 6/25 .The Washington Post: People Hate Shopping For Health Insurance. Can Obamacare Really Change That Just how much will people buying their own coverage shop around for a better deal on health insurance year-to-year By creating a marketplace where plans have to compete for business under the same rules, Obamacare is supposed to facilitate the shopping experience. Some recent studies throw cold water on that idea, though. Just 13 percent of seniors enrolled in Medicare s prescription drug program changed plans during the annual enrollment period, accord
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Thursday, Jun 11 2009Scully Says Administration Medicare Reform Plan Will Not Force Beneficiaries Into HMOsCMS Administrator Tom Scully on Jan. 30 told members of the Senate Labor-HHS appropriations subcommittee that the Bush administration s anticipated Medicare reform plan would not force beneficiaries to join managed care plans, CongressDaily reports Rovner/Fulton, C
stanley cup ongressDaily, 1/30 . In his State of the Union address Tuesday and in another speech in Michigan on Wednesday, President Bush mentioned he intends to seek $400 billion in funding to reform Medicare and add a prescription drug benefit to the program. While neither the president nor the administration has released many details about the plan and how
yeezy mexico the funds would be spent, previous media reports have indicated the expected Medicare reform plan would establish a prescription drug benefit for beneficiaries who enroll in a new managed care program. Reportedly, Medicare beneficiaries could remain in the traditional fee-for-service program, enroll in regional HMOs that offer prescription drug coverag
owala nz e or enroll in private health plans with enhanced fee-for-service benefits that include prescription drug coverage. In recent days, several lawmakers and health policy experts have questioned the anticipated proposal Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, 1/30 . CongressDaily reports that Scully addressed mounting concerns that the administration would force beneficiaries to join managed care plans to ob
