They get an increase and the public gets higher premiums and fragmentation of plans and care continues...and Bush has vowed to veto any efforts to trim payments to insurance companies...BD
ASHINGTON — The government on Monday said it would raise payments next year to insurers that provide health care coverage to seniors by 3.6 percent, a slight increase from last year's boost.
The increase applies to companies in the Medicare Advantage program, the privately run wing of the government health care plan for seniors. Officials from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said the increase is slightly lower than the estimated 3.7 percent expected growth increase for Medicare in 2009.
Gov't Raises Payments to Health Insurers | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
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