TITLE

HHS: Don't hike Medicare rates

AUTHOR(S)
Pecquet, Julian
PUB. DATE
June 2010
SOURCE
Hill;6/8/2010, Vol. 17 Issue 63, p18
SOURCE TYPE
Newspaper
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
The article reports that the U.S. President Barack Obama administration is urging health insurers to review their plans to raise premiums or reduce benefits in the Medicare Advantage bids.
ACCESSION #
51469251

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