Archive for October 2011

Insurers improve quality and revenues in quest for 5-star government ratings

United States (KaiserHealth) – Nine Medicare Advantage plans scored top marks on the five-star government rating system for 2012, up from only three plans this year, according to new figures posted by Medicare Wednesday. That’s a small share of the 569 private Medicare plans, but it’s a laurel much of the industry is now chasing. [...]

Vermont Edges Toward Single Payer Health Care System

Montpelier, VT, United States (KaiserHealth) – Starting now, Vermont begins building a single-payer health system that will move many state residents into a publicly financed insurance program and pay hospitals, doctors and other providers a set fee to care for patients. Proposed by the governor and passed by the Democratic-controlled legislature, the new program will [...]