Medicare targets marketing abuses with rules proposal

Friday, May 9, 2008 - 11:28 in Mathematics & Economics

Senior citizens in Medicare have reported being sold coverage they don't want or need. Some people aren't sure if the federal government can enforce the proposed rules. Medicare proposed new rules Thursday to curb marketing abuses that have cropped up as the role of private insurance plans has grown in the giant healthcare program for the elderly and disabled.

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