Reducing Medicare Advantage benchmark payments will slightly reduce benefits, study finds
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Reduced Medicare Advantage benchmark payments would likely have a small effect on premiums,
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Payers spending ‘buckets of money’ lobbying against Medicare Advantage rate changes
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The insurance industry is mounting its largest lobbying fight in years against CMS’
Read MoreMedicare Advantage plans face significant risks of fraud, OIG says
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage plans should be aware of fraudsters turning their efforts to private
Read MoreHere are the Medicare basics
More than 10,000 people turn 65 every day in the United States. Knowing your options for health care are more
Read MoreBuyer’s remorse: How a Medicare Advantage business is strangling one of its first funders
By Bob Herman and Casey Ross for Stat News on March 13, 2023 When NaviHealth began building a business around
Read MoreDenied by AI: How Medicare Advantage plans use algorithms to cut off care for seniors in need
By Casey Ross and Bob Herman for Stat News on March 13, 2023 An algorithm, not a doctor, predicted a
Read MoreHit with that extra premium for Medicare?
The Medicare Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount (IRMAA) is an amount you may pay in addition to your Part B or
Read MoreProviders join payers in urging CMS to halt proposed 2024 Medicare Advantage rates
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Provider groups are joining in payers’ concerns about CMS’ proposed changes to Medicare
Read MoreInsurers urge CMS to reverse course on ‘flawed’ MA risk adjustment changes
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Insurers are urging CMS not to implement proposed risk adjustment changes in Medicare
Read MoreMore insurance brokers would choose traditional Medicare over Medicare Advantage: Report
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) More insurance brokers said they would enroll in traditional Medicare over Medicare Advantage
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