Medicare Takes Action Against Aetna Insurance |
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that,
effective April 21, 2010, Aetna Insurance Company is prevented from marketing to
and enrolling new Medicare beneficiaries until further notice. Ohio Department
of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson has advised Ohio Medicare beneficiaries
that this recent action taken against Aetna Insurance Company does not impact
subscribers currently enrolled in Aetna Medicare plans.
According to CMS, Aetna was served with the notice because it improperly administered the Medicare drug benefit in the plan’s national stand alone Part D prescription drug plan and its 25 Medicare Advantage prescription drug contracts. Plan members who may have concerns or any difficulties with their current
Aetna coverage should call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). Beneficiaries can
also contact the Department’s Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program (OSHIIP)
toll-free hotline at 1-800-686-1578 for Medicare information, which is also
available on the Department’s web site,
www.insurance.ohio.gov |
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