New Medicare Advantage Benefits Are Supposed To Help Seniors Stay Out Of The Hospital

(By Susan Jaffe for NPR)

For some older adults, private Medicare Advantage plans next year will include a host of new benefits, such as transportation to medical appointments, home-delivered meals, wheelchair ramps, bathroom grab bars, or air conditioners for asthma sufferers.

But the new benefits will not be widely available, and they won’t be easy to find, during this fall’s enrollment period. Continue reading article here…

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