Annual Medicare enrollment in Utah, nation, to start earlier this year
Annual Medicare enrollment in Utah, nation, to start earlier this year By Patty Henetz The Salt Lake Tribune Published Sep 13, 2011 03:23PM MDT Federal and state officials are still working on the details, but Medicare beneficiaries should be prepared for changes in this year s annual open enrollment period. All Medicare subscribers those using traditional Medicare, private Medicare Advantage ...

Changes to Medigap plans meet resistance
Reporting for Kaiser Health News, Susan Jaffe writes: A provision of the 2010 federal health law seeking to increase Medicare beneficiaries' share of health care costs is meeting resistance from an unlikely group of 33 state insurance regulators, health insurers and consumer advocates charged with revising Medigap insurance policies that cover most out-of-pocket expenses.