Data Report
 
MEDICARE+CHOICE PLAN WITHDRAWALS 
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002
 
Recent press Releases and Articles

 

*National*

-More HMOs to drop Medicare patients-
USA Today, 9/20/01
http://www.usatoday.com/money/general/2001-09-20-medicare-hmo.htm


*Arizona*

-PacifiCare Announces Changes For Secure Horizons Medicare HMO Health Plans in 2002-
Business Wire Press Release, 9/21/01
http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/cb_headline.cgi?&story_file=day0/212640023&directory=/mcol&header_file=top.htm&footer_file=

Aetna Announces Medicare Markets for 2002 
PRNewswire Press Release, 9/21/01
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-21-2001/0001576520&EDATE=

*California*

-Health Net to Cease Offering Medicare+Choice Plans in Nine Counties in Two States-
Business Wire Press Release, 9/21/01
http://www.medicarehmo.com/mrepnr04a.htm

-PacifiCare Announces Changes For Secure Horizons Medicare HMO Health Plans in 2002-
Business Wire Press Release, 9/21/01
http://www.medicarehmo.com/mrepnr04b.htm

Aetna Announces Medicare Markets for 2002 
PRNewswire Press Release, 9/21/01
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-21-2001/0001576520&EDATE=


*Colorado*

-PacifiCare Announces Changes For Secure Horizons Medicare HMO Health Plans in 2002-
Business Wire Press Release, 9/21/01
http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/cb_headline.cgi?&story_file=day0/212640023&directory=/mcol&header_file=top.htm&footer_file=



*Connecticut*

-Medicare HMOs Dropping Policies- 
The Hartford Courant, 9/18/01
http://www.ctnow.com/scripts/editorial.dll?bfromind=1425&eeid=5276470&eetype=article&render=y&ck=&userid=1&userpw=.&uh=1,0,&ver=3.0


*Florida*

-Medicare HMOs leaving: Blue Cross to drop 39,000 in Florida-
Times Union, 9/18/01
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/091801/bus_7309860.html

-Several HMOs eliminating Medicare services-
Palm Beach Post, 9/19/01
http://www.gopbi.com/partners/pbpost/epaper/editions/tuesday/local_news_13.html

-2 more Medicare HMOs pull out of region-
Orlando Sentinel, 9/20/01
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-biz-blue092001.story?coll=orl%2Dbusiness%2Dheadlines


-Medicare HMOs will trim area offerings-
St. Petersburg Times, 9/18/01
http://www.sptimes.com/News/091801/TampaBay/Medicare_HMOs_will_tr.shtml

-Blue Cross ends Medicare HMO plan in Lee County-
The News-Press, 9/18/01
http://www.news-press.com/news/today/010918bluecross.html

*Illinois*

-Big insurer to exit Medicare HMO-
Chicago Tribune, 9/19/01
http://chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0109190318sep19.story?coll=chi%2Dbusiness%2Dhed

-UHC drops its local Medicare HMO-
Crain's Chicago Business, 9/18/01
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?post_date=2001-09-18&id=3362

*Indiana*

-St. Vincent, doctors to stop accepting Medicare HMO-
Indianapolis Star, 9/17/01
http://www.starnews.com/print/articles/hmo17.html

*Louisiana*
HMO seniors warned of more cuts 
The Advocate, 9/19/01
http://www.theadvocate.com/business/story.asp?StoryID=3708


*Massachusetts*

-Seniors; HMO costs to rise-
Daily Globe, 9/18/01
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/261/business/Seniors_HMO_costs_to_rise+.shtml


*Nevada*

-PacifiCare Announces Changes For Secure Horizons Medicare HMO Health Plans in 2002-
Business Wire Press Release, 9/21/01
http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/cb_headline.cgi?&story_file=day0/212640023&directory=/mcol&header_file=top.htm&footer_file=


*New Jersey*

Aetna Announces Medicare Markets for 2002 
PRNewswire Press Release, 9/21/01
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-21-2001/0001576520&EDATE=


*New York*

-Health Net to Cease Offering Medicare+Choice Plans in Nine Counties in Two States-
Business Wire Press Release, 9/21/01
http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/cb_headline.cgi?&story_file=day0/212640114&directory=/mcol&header_file=top.htm&footer_file=

Aetna Announces Medicare Markets for 2002 
PRNewswire Press Release, 9/21/01
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-21-2001/0001576520&EDATE=


*Oklahoma*

-PacifiCare Announces Changes For Secure Horizons Medicare HMO Health Plans in 2002-
Business Wire Press Release, 9/21/01
http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/cb_headline.cgi?&story_file=day0/212640023&directory=/mcol&header_file=top.htm&footer_file=


*Oregon*

-PacifiCare of Oregon Announces Changes for Secure Horizons Medicare Health Plan in 2002-
Business Wire Press Release, 9/20/01
http://ny-web1.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/cb_headline.cgi?&story_file=day1/212630905&directory=/mcol&header_file=top.htm&footer_file=

-Most plans won't increase Medicare charges- 
The Orgonian, 9/20/01
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/business/100098693216437135.xml


*Pennsylvania*

Aetna Announces Medicare Markets for 2002 
PRNewswire Press Release, 9/21/01
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-21-2001/0001576520&EDATE=

*Texas*

-Texas Health Choice to drop its Medicare HMO in D-FW-
Dallas Morning News, 9/19/01
http://www.dallasnews.com/science/health/474111_medicare_19bus.html

-Texas Health Choice to Withdraw From Medicare+Choice Program in Dallas/Ft. Worth-
Business Wire Press Release, 9/19/01
http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/cb_headline.cgi?&story_file=day2/212620194&directory=/mcol&header_file=top.htm&footer_file=

-PacifiCare Announces Changes For Secure Horizons Medicare HMO Health Plans in 2002-
Business Wire Press Release, 9/21/01
http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/cb_headline.cgi?&story_file=day0/212640023&directory=/mcol&header_file=top.htm&footer_file=


*Washington*

-PacifiCare of Washington Announces Changes for Secure Horizons Medicare Health Plan in 2002-
Business Wire Press Release, 9/21/01
http://ny-web1.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/cb_headline.cgi?&story_file=day0/212640267&directory=/mcol&header_file=top.htm&footer_file=

 


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