Sunday, December 28, 2008

A little Dec. 12, 2008 presentation to STRS and let's connect the dots!

From John Curry, December 29, 2008

On Dec. 12, 2008, STRS was given a presentation re. decisions they could make for the future regarding choosing regular Medicare or Medicare Advantage for retirees. A Power Point presentation was made. An 87 page bound booklet was made of this presentation. A part of the presentation entitled "Health Care Benefits Marketplace" was included in this presentation. Two of the presenters listed were employees of Ingenix Consulting. Ingenix data was included in this Power Point presentation and also included in the booklet.
Further research indicates that Ingenix Consulting is a UnitedHealth Group Company. UnitedHealth Group sells Medicare Advantage programs. The dots have now been connected. Is any wonder this "study" turned out to be a hard sell for STRS adopting a Medicare Advantage program? Heck, we (STRS) even paid for this study, didn't we?
John
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