Humana Letter

Cutting Subsidies to Insurers Are Not Benefit Cuts

Barbara B. Kennelly | Posted 05.25.2011

Barbara B. Kennelly

It's time we call this decades-long dance with the insurance industry and Medicare what it is-- political extortion--not benefit cuts.

GOP To Block Obama Health Nominees In Medicare Spat

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — The Senate's top Republicans said Thursday they wouldn't allow President Barack Obama to fill health posts until his administration...

Humana Letter: GOP Defends Insurance Company's Misleading Anti-Reform Effort

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Humana Insurance company is under investigation by Medicare for sending a letter to senior citizens warning them that the government wanted to cut the...

Does Humana Have a Free Speech Right To Mislead The Elderly?

Dawn Teo | Posted 05.25.2011

Dawn Teo

Medicare officials have admonished one provider for using customer lists to engage in political advocacy and lobbying -- a policy shift that could establish new legal principles in First Amendment law.

Ryan Grim

GOP Rushes To Defend Insurance Companies From Dem Attack

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

UPDATE: Veering right into Glenn Beck territory, House Republicans darkly hinted Wednesday that the White House was behind the nefarious plot to muzz...

HHS Investigates Medicare Providers' Massive Misinformation Campaign

Dawn Teo | Posted 05.25.2011

Dawn Teo

Today, the U.S. Health and Human Services Department took its first steps toward cracking down on misinformation disseminated by Medicare providers.

Humana Mailer Targets Elderly, Claims Medicare Benefits To Be Cut

Dawn Teo | Posted 05.25.2011

Dawn Teo

The letter enclosed in the mailer tries to convince Medicare recipients that their benefits could be cut if the current health insurance reform plans are enacted.