Press Release Summary = “To protect people with Medicare, Congress must establish clear and enforceable safeguards against abusive and deceptive marketing practices,” this is part of the statement given by Robert M. Hayes, president of Center for Medicare Rights. His statement was given in view of the Congressional actions that would ultimately end the gross misleading marketing process of Medicare private plans for health. His statement also particularly refers to the fee-for-service private plans that are remunerated 19% more than the outlays for anyone with “Original Medicare.”
Press Release Body = “To protect people with Medicare, Congress must establish clear and enforceable safeguards against abusive and deceptive marketing practices,” this is part of the statement given by Robert M. Hayes, president of Center for Medicare Rights. His statement was given in view of the Congressional actions that would ultimately end the gross misleading marketing process of Medicare private plans for health. His statement also particularly refers to the fee-for-service private plans that are remunerated 19% more than the outlays for anyone with “Original Medicare.”
Los Angeles, California, May 26, 2007 - Furthermore, Hayes said that the Congress should also sanction state governments to implement these standards, vigorously. He even declared that the Bush Administration failed miserably to regulate the “private health plans” and shield Medicare beneficiaries from these schemes.
These typical problems encountered by members of the private health plan was described by the Medicare Rights Center describes the typical problems encountered by private health plan members. The Center also cited some case examples taken from calls to their group’s “national consumer hotlines” that reach thousands. This is also part of the group’s recent report “Too Good to Be True: The Fine Print in Medicare Private Health Plan Benefits.” This is already available on the national consumer group’s website at http://www.medicarerights.org/MA_care_problems.pdf.
In their latest report “After the Goldrush: The Marketing of Medicare Advantage and Part D Plans, Regulatory Oversight of Insurance Companies and Agents Inadequate to Protect Medicare Beneficiaries,” the “Medicare Rights Center” together with the “California Health Advocates,” which is a non-profit organization committed to Medicare’s beneficiary support and education projects for residents of California.
They also detailed the corrupt sales practices of insurance agents. Furthermore, they demand for a heightened awareness of the government regarding these private insurance agents that are selling Medicare plans on drug and health.
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