| For many people who are eligible to
receive benefits through the government run Medicare
insurance system, there are still holes in coverage
that need to be filled. That’s why insurance
companies today are offering a wide variety of supplemental
insurance plans to pick up where Medicare up the job
on health care coverage, there are a few other options
worth looking into. Because the beneficiaries of Medicare
are often old and past working age, many employers
would not add any substantial attractiveness to the
prospective talent at large if they were to invest
in a supplemental plan.
That said, it has been recommended that businesses
seriously consider one of these supplemental insurance
policies as part of a pension benefits package. As
an alternative to Medicaid, which pays out only when
all other financial resources are tapped, a supplemental
health insurance plan could help many retired seniors
retain their savings and still cut the costs of health
care expenses which often afflict the elderly. The
benefits to the employer could actually be quite substantial,
as providing a generous pension for the top talent
can often guarantee a low rate of turnover among the
most valuable job positions. has left off. Aside from
Medicaid, which was designed in part for this purpose
of finishing
HCFA
Ruling No. 97-2
This Ruling states the policy of the Health Care Financing
Administration concerning the determination to change
its interpretation of section 1886(d)(5)(F)(vi)(II)
of the Social Security Act (the Act) and 42 CFR ...
http://www.hcfa.gov/regs/hr97-2.htm
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SUBTITLE I -- BBA 1997
Section 4801 outlines the PACE provisions for the
Medicare program. Section 4802 generally contains
parallel language for the PACE protocol for Medicaid.
Receipt of Benefits Through Enrollment in PACE Program;
Definitions for ...
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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AFFECTING MEDICAID
Provision o Nothing in the newly enacted Medicare+Choice
program will prevent a State from coordinating the
full range of acute and long-term care benefits under
Medicaid and Medicare for persons ...
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Nebraska HHS Aging Services: Medicare Supplemental
Insurance
pays a large part of health care expenses. It doesn’t
pay them all. Older people should consider purchasing
a private health insurance policy to offset the cost
remaining after Medicare. ...
http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/ags/medsupp.htm -
CBVH Manual, COMPARABLE SERVICES AND BENEFITS - 9.00
COMPARABLE SERVICES AND BENEFITS 9.00 Definition Comparable
services and benefits refer to any appropriate service,
financial benefit or assistance available to a consumer
from a program other than VR to ...
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