Joppel's Online Medicare Tool Is an Official Honoree of the 2009 Webby Awards (PRWeb)
Joppel, Inc., a start-up company based in Irvine, CA, is distinguished as an Official Honoree of the 2009 Webby Awards. Joppel is a powerful Medicare-plan search tool for consumers. The Web-based application, Joppel.com, is a free tool designed to match consumers to Medicare Advantage, Medicare Prescription Drug (Part D) and Medicare Supplement (Medigap) health plans. (PRWeb Apr 21, 2009) Read ...

SOLUTIONS/STEIN: Improving Medicare to lower health care costs (The Washington Times)
As discussions regarding health care and Medicare reform heat up, the Center for Medicare Advocacy reminds policymakers that Medicare, the country's only national health insurance, has a lot to teach about how best to provide health care coverage cost-effectively and how not to. For more than 40 years, until it was morphed into a system of expensive private plans in 2003, Medicare was a ...

CMS Issues 2010 Payment Information For Part C Medicare Advantage Plans And Part D Prescription Drug Plans (Medical News Today)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced calendar year 2010 Medicare Advantage payment rates and Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug benefit payment policies.

Earnings Preview: WellPoint to post 1Q results (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
WellPoint Inc., the nation's largest insurer as measured by enrollment, reports its first-quarter results Wednesday before the market opens. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.