MedPage TodayMayo Warns It Won’t Take Most Medicare Advantage Plans

All eligible Medicare beneficiaries who received treatment at Mayo facilities in Arizona and Florida over the previous three years were sent letters this past fall urging them to sign up for original Medicare and a supplement. When asked about the purpose of the letters, Kevin Punsky, the Mayo communications manager, said that they are meant to act as “a courtesy reminder” at the start of the annual Medicare re-enrollment window, which started on October 15.