Search Main Index Sub-Section 7. Premiums are not based on age. Vigorous oversight by government regulations. Less expensive than most Medicare supplements. Enrollees pay an HMO Premium in addition to Medicare Part B premium.
All eligible applicants are acceptable without a physical.
Membership cannot be denied on the basis of disability, age or health status for end-stage renal disease or in individual who received Medicare's Hospice benefit. The federal government says Medicare managed care plans cannot forbid doctors from discussing treatment choices with their patients. Withholding such advice would violate federal Medicare law, HHS said. Nearly 5 million of Medicare's 38 million beneficiaries are in HMOs. A similar policy is expected to be issued for Medicaid HMOs, which serve about one-third of the program's 37 million beneficiaries.