HHS will award quality bonuses to some Medicare advantage plans

The Associated Press: Obama Administration Eases Pain Of Medicare Cuts
In a policy shift critics see as political, the Health and Human Services department has decided to award quality bonuses to hundreds of Medicare Advantage plans rated merely average. The $6.7 billion infusion could head off service cuts that would have been a headache for Obama and Democrats in next year's elections for the White House and Congress (Alonso-Zaldivar, 4/19).

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