MA Plans Prepare For Final Countdown Insurance News Net (press release)
02.04.10
It's been a nice run for Medicare Advantage plans, created by the 2003 Medicare Modernization Act that also created the Part D prescription drug benefit. But the countdown to their ultimate transformation - from highly profitable drivers of fee-for-service growth to a relatively low-margin managed care business - has now officially begun.
The clock started shortly after President Barack Obama signed the landmark health care reform bill March 23, when the Senate voted 56-40 to begin 20 hours of debate on a final reconciliation package. The chamber used up about seven of those hours before adjourning about 10:30 p.m. ET, and the Democratic leadership still hopes to get a vote on the bill - which requires only a simple majority to pass - before breaking for recess March 26.
Before the health care reform bills, enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans had been projected by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office to grow from 10.6 million in 2009 to 13.9 million in 2019. But CBO
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California Dental Insurance Plans
This is a list of dental plans known to the California Dental Association. However, CDA does not endorse any of these plans.
Access Dental Plan, SacramentoAetna U.S. Healthcare Dental Plan of California, Inc., Simi ValleyCalifornia Benefits Dental Plan, Huntington BeachCalifornia Dental Network, Inc., IrvineCare1st Health Plan, Los AngelesCIGNA Dental Health of California, Inc., Van NuysDedicated Dental Systems, Inc., BakersfieldDelta Dental Plan of California, San FranciscoDental Benefit Providers of California, San FranciscoDental Health Services, Long BeachGolden West Dental & Vision, CamarilloLiberty Dental Plan of CaliforniaManaged Dental Care of California/The Guardian, Woodland HillsMetLifeNewport Dental Plan, Costa MesaPacifiCare Dental, AnaheimPacific Union Dental, ConcordPMI Dental Health Plan, CerritosSmileCare/CDS, Santa AnaSmileSaver Dental Plan, Woodland HillsUnited Concordia Dental Plan of California, Woodland HillsUDC Dental California, Inc., San DiegoUHP HealthCare/UHP DentiCare, InglewoodUniversal Care, Signal HillWestern Dental Services, Inc., Garden Grove 
Source: California Health Insurance
