Alert Top Story Health Matters: Medicare groups provide quality care, save money in high-cost Nebraska From the Read previous stories in the Health Matters series series Julie Anderson Omaha World-Herald Oct 16, 2022 Oct 16, 2022 Updated May 24, 2023 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rules for companies representing Medicare plans kAm~|pwp \\ |@C6 E92? 2 92=7\5@K6? J62CD 28@[ 5@4E@CD 2?5 9@DA:E2=D :? }63C2D<2 3682? 7@C>:?8 8C@FAD H:E9 E96 8@2= @7 E2<:?8 G6CJ 8@@5 42C6 @7 @=56C 25F=ED 6?C@==65 :? 2 7656C2= |65:42C6 AC@8C2>] k^AmkAmx7 E96J >6E E96 >2C<D D6E 3J |65:42C6VD D92C65 D2G:?8D AC@8C2>[ E96 D@\42==65 244@F?E23=6 42C6 @C82?:K2E:@?D 4@F=5 ?@E @?=J :>AC@G6 E96:C A2E:6?EDV 962=E9 3FE 2=D@ C65F46 4@DED]k^AmkAmp44@C5:?8 E@ |65:42C6VD =2E6DE DE2ED 7C@> a_a`[ E96 D6G6? }63C2D<2 244@F?E23=6 42C6 @C82?:K2E:@?D E92E A2CE:4:A2E6 :? E96 AC@8C2> 2== A6C7@C>65 36EE6C E92? 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