…sounded “more like Medicare Advantage plan advertising than objective information from a public agency.” https://www.nytimes.com… Medicare Advantage Checkup By Patricia Neuman, Sc.D., and Gretchen A. Jacobson, Ph.D. The New England…
CMS gives another boost to Medicare Advantage plans
Fact Sheet: Moving Medicare Advantage and Part D Forward Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), April 6, 2015 On April 6, CMS released final updates to the Medicare Advantage…
Medicare recipients should look beyond ‘benefits’ of Medicare Advantage plans
…Advantage companies. In addition, patients who switch from Medicare Advantage to traditional Medicare may encounter obstacles. Upcoding of diagnoses. The capitation that Medicare Advantage plans receive from the government is…
Private Medicare Advantage insurers are scamming the nation again
…announcement and final call letter for Medicare Advantage and prescription drug benefit (Part D) programs. Payments to Medicare Advantage Plans: * CMS estimates that the overall net change to plan…
Medicare Advantage Places Us at a Disadvantage
…“The payment model is different so we can’t take as many Medicare Advantage beneficiaries. Traditional Medicare is better.” “Medicare Advantage plans typically offer less coverage.” “Medicare Advantage plans can be…
Washington insiders crossing the line in defense of Medicare Advantage
…Advantage AHIP, March 13, 2014 http://www.ahipcoverage.com/2014/03/13/204-members-of-congress-sign-new-… **** What They Are Saying: Bipartisan Group of 262 Members of Congress Urges CMS to Protect Seniors in Medicare Advantage AHIP, March 28, 2014…
Private Medicare Advantage insurers are scamming the nation again
…announcement and final call letter for Medicare Advantage and prescription drug benefit (Part D) programs. Payments to Medicare Advantage Plans: * CMS estimates that the overall net change to plan…
Beware of Medicare Advantage for All
AHIP19: Cigna's Cordani says it's time to press pause on 'Medicare-for-All' talk—but change is necessary
…about a very specific part of a proposal that said that there would be no private insurance, there would be no Medicare Advantage. We believe very firmly that Medicare Advantage…
Gross margins for Medicare Advantage plans averaged $1, 608 per person per year
Financial Performance of Medicare Advantage, Individual, and Group Health Insurance Markets
…markets. Between 2016 and 2018, the medical expenses of Medicare Advantage enrollees averaged about 86% of the total premiums collected by Medicare Advantage plans (primarily federal payments for Medicare-covered benefits),…
2024 Payment Increase & Other Problems with Medicare Advantage
…the health insurance corporations launched against the proposed rule was their admission that Medicare Advantage plans can’t provide coverage at a reasonable cost. Medicare Advantage only works for the insurers…
Letter to Feds: How to Fix Broken Medicare Advantage
…status, people with limited English proficiency, and people from rural communities disproportionately choose Medicare Advantage because of its low upfront cost. They are, however, at greater risk in Medicare Advantage…
Medicare Advantage plans pay hospitals less than does traditional Medicare
…found that Medicare Advantage plans paid 5.6 percent less for hospital services than FFS Medicare did. Without taking into account the narrower networks of Medicare Advantage, the program paid 8.0…