Thanks George for commenting on the Health Care Reform &and Medicare post from yesterday!
Here’s George’s comment: “Good stuff. Well-written and with good information. And, it notes that Medicare Advantage plans get paid about $1,300 more than the average of Medicare reimbursements for the geographic area. What it does not say is that Medicare Advantage companies get the money guaranteed without having to do anything for it. Traditional Medicare companies have to do fee for service billing to get paid. MA plans get the money up front and guaranteed. I think they get about $900 per month per enrollee. Few people know that. Maybe the coach can cover that in a future blog. I like Kaiser Northern California’s Senior Advantage, but who knows how much Kaiser makes on it. And, my guess is that Kaiser embeds its MA payments into its other income. Does anyone know how this works or if it can be tracked?”
George… contact me via email larryw@keatinginc.com or call me at 785-537-0366 and we can discuss the Medicare Advantage reimbursement system in more detail. I don’t have specifics on tracking payments and how companies report it as part of their income… but I’m sure with more research, we can find out. I’ll even provide you with a one year free membership in the Medicare Coach’s Team Player Program.. Thanks again for taking the time to read the blog and for your kind words.
Coach
PS: I welcome our blog readers to provide me with feedback as you read the articles, and I’ll post your comments using only your first name to protect your identity. I believe Americans need to start talking and listening to each other , using verifiable factual information. Then, we can begin to have a dialogue. Right now many Americans are basing their opinions and related emotional outbursts with faulty information when discussing the big issues of the day.
