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Local members of the Missouri Alliance for Retired Americans say they’re angry over a recent letter Medicare Advantage provider Humana sent its customers. KSMU's Katie Easley has this report.
Bob Kortkamp, treasurer of the group, says the letter falsely warns seniors that their benefits are at risk if Congress passes certain proposed changes to health care. Members of the organization gathered October 19 at the Humana office building in Springfield to personally deliver their own letter.
“What we really hope is that they won’t do any more scaring of people and when we get done with this we’ll have something that benefits all American’s,” says Kortkamp.
Humana is a member of the trade association America’s Health Insurance Plans. Robert Zirkelbach, spokesman for AHIP, says Medicare Advantage companies are simply trying to educate seniors.
“Our industry strongly represents comprehensive bipartisan health care reform we have said that the entire Medicare program including Medicare advantage should be carefully evaluated as part of comprehensive health care reform,” says Zirkelbach.
Members of the group Missouri Alliance for Retired Americans claim Humana will see lower profits if certain proposed changes to health care are passed, and the group speculates that’s why Humana sent these letters to its customers.
For KSMU News, I'm Katie Easley.
