What happens when Medicare Advantage contracts are terminated?

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review)

Around 1 in 5 Medicare Advantage beneficiaries switch to traditional Medicare when their plans shut down, a study published Aug. 20 in JAMA Network Open found.

The study examined data from 2016 to 2018. During these years, CMS was prohibited from terminating MA contracts for poor performance, so contract terminations were likely initiated by the insurer, the study’s authors wrote. Continue reading here…

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