Research Brief: Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans Linked to Use of Inferior Hospice Care
By Chris Tachibana, PhD, MS for Penn LDI on March 11, 2025 Beneficiaries of Medicare Advantage special needs plans are
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Mehmet Oz, Trump’s nominee to run Medicare and Medicaid, will testify before a Senate committee Friday
By Julia Terruso for The Philadelphia Inquirer on March 12, 2025 The celebrity doctor and former Pennsylvania Senate candidate nominated
Read MoreAMA welcomes MedPAC’s move toward Medicare reform
By Bruce A Scott, MD, President, American Medical Association “For those who study Medicare—such as the experts at Medicare Payment
Read MoreSome Medicare Advantage enrollees aren’t using supplemental benefits: 5 stats to know
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Most Medicare Advantage enrollees rate supplemental benefits as important, but less than half
Read MoreUnitedHealth Wins Ruling Over $2B in Alleged Medicare Advantage Overpayments
(By Fred Schulte for KFF Health News) The Justice Department’s years-long court battle to force UnitedHealth Group to return billions
Read MorePayers ranked by Medicare Advantage special needs plan membership | 2025
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) UnitedHealth Group has more than 2.8 million enrollees in special needs Medicare Advantage
Read MoreHome Improvements Can Help People Age Independently. But Medicare Seldom Picks Up the Bill.
(By Joanne Kenen for KFF Health News published March 3, 2025) Chikao Tsubaki had been having a terrible time. In
Read MoreWhich Medicare Advantage insurers gained, lost members for 2025
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) UnitedHealthcare added more than 400,000 Medicare Advantage members during the annual open enrollment
Read MoreWhat Does the Federal Government Spend on Health Care?
(By Juliette Cubanski, Alice Burns, and Cynthia Cox for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 24, 2025) Congressional Republicans and
Read MoreYou have to March 31st to change your Medicare Advantage plan
Are you enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan you’re not sure is right for you? You can make changes to
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