Medicare recipients face choices (Akron Beacon Journal)
What's the advantage of Medicare Advantage plans? For Medicare recipients, the answer depends greatly on their personal preferences when it comes to getting and paying for medical care.

CMS Awards Two Contracts To Process And Pay Medicare Part A And Part B Claims In 7 States And D.C., USA (Medical News Today)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it has awarded two contracts for the combined administration of Part A and Part B Medicare claims payment in seven states, the District of Columbia and three U.S. territories. [click link for full article]

Vangent and Human Arc Win Business With 13 Medicare Part D Plans (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Vangent, Inc., a leading provider of healthcare technology services, and Human Arc , a leading expert in governmental healthcare programs and member eligibility, today announced 13 prominent Medicare Part D plan sponsors retained their services to redeem members who recently received letters from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services stating that they will lose their low income subsidies ...

There are several ways to get Medicare replacement card (Muskogee Phoenix)
Dear Judy: Somehow or other I have lost my Medicare card. How do I go about getting it replaced? Is there a place I can write to in order to do this? The telephone just puts me through too much red tape, too much automation. Thank you for your time.