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Medicare Advantage 2025 Spotlight: A First Look at Plan Premiums and Benefits

(By Meredith Freed, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Nov 15, 2024)

Eileen Cook November 18, 2024November 18, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

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5 benefits Medicare Advantage plans are cutting back for 2025

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Fewer Medicare Advantage insurers will offer remote access technologies and over-the-counter benefits

Eileen Cook November 18, 2024November 18, 2024 CMS, Dental, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Supplemental benefits, Medicare Advantage Vision care, Older Adults

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CMS official: Call centers will be less important in future Medicare Advantage star ratings

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS will give less weight to call center metrics in future Medicare

Eileen Cook November 15, 2024November 15, 2024 Call Centers, CMS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Star Ratings

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Medicare Advantage saves money

Medicare recipients who migrate from traditional Medicare to the Medicare Advantage program have saved the federal government $144 billion over

Eileen Cook November 15, 2024November 15, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults, Veterans Health care

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Is a Medicare Advantage plan right for you?

It is the time of the year again when all those Medicare Advantage plans advertise how wonderful they are and

Eileen Cook November 14, 2024November 14, 2024 Annual Medicare Open Enrollment, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

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Medicare Advantage plans ramp up lobbying efforts

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage insurers are ramping up efforts to persuade lawmakers to increase

Eileen Cook November 12, 2024November 12, 2024 CMS, Insurance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

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Watchdog Calls for Tighter Scrutiny of Medicare Advantage Home Visits

(By Fred Schulte for KFF Health News) A new federal watchdog audit is ratcheting up pressure on government officials to

Eileen Cook November 8, 2024November 8, 2024 CMS, DHS -Office of Inspector General, Home Health Services, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

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Medicare Advantage plans received $1B for veteran enrollees using no benefits: Study

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage plans were paid more than $1 billion for veterans who

Eileen Cook November 6, 2024November 6, 2024 Medicare Advantage, Veterans, Veterans Health care

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5 updates on the 2-midnight rule

(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review ) From a report suggesting that some payers have “hit the snooze button”

Eileen Cook October 31, 2024October 31, 2024 2-Midnight Rule, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage

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Why low Medicare Advantage star ratings can lead to a ‘Darwinian death spiral’

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) In the world of Medicare Advantage, hundreds of millions of dollars in

Eileen Cook October 29, 2024October 29, 2024 CMS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Star Ratings, Medicare Part D