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	<title>Illinois Insurance News &#187; Medicare</title>
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		<title>2012 Medicare Premium Increase Smaller Than Feared</title>
		<link>http://www.ilhealthagents.com/blog/medicare/2012-medicare-premium-increase-smaller-than-feared/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[2012 Medicare Part B premium rise]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[2012 Highlights: Standard Part B premium $99.90 a month for all in 2012 Means increase of $3.50 a month for most beneficiaries Most elderly Americans covered by the U.S. government&#8217;s Medicare insurance program will see a smaller-than-expected rise in their monthly premiums next year, health officials said on Thursday. Standard premiums for Medicare Part B, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aetna Expanding Medicare Advantage Plans for Cook County</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Aetna]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medicare Cook County]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Medicare beneficiaries in Cook County now have access to almost twice as many hospitals and physicians compared with last year through two types of Aetna Medicare Advantage plan options &#8211; the Aetna Golden Medicare Plan® (HMO) and the Aetna Golden ChoiceSM Plan (PPO). &#8220;Aetna is extremely pleased to have added 18 hospitals and more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois replacing Walgreens as pharmacy mail-order vendor for Medicare Prescription Drug Plan pharmacy mail-order vendor</title>
		<link>http://www.ilhealthagents.com/blog/blue-cross-blue-shield/175/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ilhealthagents.com/blog/blue-cross-blue-shield/175/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blue Cross Blue Shield]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Effective January 1, 2009, Prime Therapeutics will become the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) pharmacy mail-order vendor for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois plans, replacing Walgreens. Existing members who use the mail order program are being notified via letter of the change and efforts are underway to make the transition as seamless as possible. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AARP gets a cut of Medicare policies it endorses</title>
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		<comments>http://www.ilhealthagents.com/blog/medicare/aarp-gets-a-cut-of-medicare-policies-it-endorses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aarp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare supplemental insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[united healthcare aarp]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Arthur Laupus joined AARP because he thought the nonprofit senior-citizen-advocacy group would make his retirement years easier. He signed up for an auto insurance policy endorsed by AARP, believing the advertising that said he would save money. He didn&#8217;t. When Laupus, 71, compared his car insurance rate with a dozen other companies, he found he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009 Medicare Open Enrollment for Prescription Drug Coverage begins Novemeber 15th, 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.ilhealthagents.com/blog/medicare/medicare-prescription-drug-coverage-open-enrollment-a-good-time-to-review-your-coverage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare Part D]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare prescription drugs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The 2009 Medicare annual Open Enrollment Period for prescription drug plans runs from November 15th through December 31, 2008. Medicare beneficiaries will be able to begin making enrollment changes in their health and prescription drug coverage for 2009 if necessary during this time. In addition, for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans only, beneficiaries can make one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Government announces 2009 Medicare drug plan premiums</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare drug plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare Part D]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Seniors enrolled in Medicare&#8217;s drug benefit will pay average monthly premiums of $28 next year, government officials announced today. That’s about $3 higher than the 2008 average premium, or a 12 percent increase. &#8220;Average plan bids have increased at roughly the same rate as drug costs,&#8221; said Paul Spitalnic, an official with the federal Centers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aetna Helps Medicare Members Organize Medical Information and Monitor Health with CareEngine-Powered Personal Health Record</title>
		<link>http://www.ilhealthagents.com/blog/carriers/aetna/aetna-helps-medicare-members-organize-medical-information-and-monitor-health-with-careengine-powered-personal-health-record/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ryno442</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aetna]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Organize medical information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Health Record]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[HARTFORD, Conn. &#8211; September 3, 2008. &#8211; Aetna announced today that it has made its CareEngine-powered Personal Health Record (PHR) available to current Aetna Medicare members who purchased their Medicare plans individually. This unique, interactive tool is designed to better engage Medicare members in managing their own health, as well as make it easier for [...]]]></description>
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