Medicare Advantage plans spent $38B on supplemental benefits in 2024: 5 notes
(By: Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage plans spent $38 billion on non-Medicare benefits in 2024, according to a
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When Medicare Advantage plans exit markets, where do their members go?
(By: Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) When two Blue Cross Blue Shield plans exited Medicare Advantage markets, UnitedHealthcare picked
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(By Julie Appleby for KFF Health News) Because of past fraud by rogue brokers, some Affordable Care Act policyholders may
Read MoreEnrollment Growth in the ACA Marketplaces
(By Jared Ortaliza, Justin Lo, and Cynthia Cox for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 02, 2025) ACA Marketplace enrollment
Read MoreProvider-sponsored Medicare Advantage plan enrollment shrinks
(By: Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Enrollment in provider-sponsored Medicare Advantage plans declined by nearly 60,000 members for 2025,
Read MoreHe Had Short-Term Health Insurance. His Colonoscopy Bill: $7,000.
(By Julie Appleby for KFF Health News) Tim Winard knew he needed to buy health insurance when he left his
Read MoreTexas bill looks to reduce preventive care coverage requirements
(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Texas lawmakers have introduced legislation that would allow employers to offer health coverage
Read MoreIRA-Induced Involuntary Enrollment Churn In Medicare Part D: Likely Consequences
By David M. Anderson and Kelly E. Anderson for HealthAffairs on March 20, 2025 Fifty-three million Americans voluntarily choose to have
Read MoreWill Medicare Price Negotiations Really Cut Rheum Drug Costs?
— Initial analysis suggests Inflation Reduction Act provision will pay off By John Gever for MedPage Today on March 20,
Read MoreMedicare Advantage Costs and Growth Largely Unexamined
By Lindsey Copeland for Medicare Rights Center on March 20, 2025 A new KFF report examines the increased role of Medicare Advantage
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