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Medicare and Medicaid
Obama Calls for Insurance Companies to Stop Defrauding and Deceiving Seniors
May 28th, 2007
U.S. Senator Barack Obama today said that as president, he will end government subsidies to insurance companies who have been using deceitful and illegal methods to enroll seniors in private Medicare plans that can result in higher co-payments and fewer health care choices.
Recent news reports have detailed how insurance companies aggressively market private Medicare plans to seniors - in some cases even forging their signatures and providing false information. The private plans under Medicare receive higher subsidies for services than under traditional Medicare. For some seniors, these plans can actually increase their co-payments and reduce their health care...
Source: Managed Care Weekly Digest (2007-05-28)
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