One reason I’m wary of Medicare Advantage? I’m a capitalist.
The downside of Medicare Advantage is that you are dependent for your health-insurance coverage on an organization that has ...
Research uncovers patterns in Medicare plan switching
Right now across the country, tens of millions of older adults and people with serious disabilities have a choice to make: ...
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Analysis: MA plans classify 3 to 4 times as many hospital stays as observation visits compared with traditional Medicare
A report released OCt. 23 by Kodiak Solutions found that Medicare Advantage plans classified three to four times as many ...
Your Medicare Advantage Plan Is Being Canceled. Why It’s Not the End of the World.
When a Medicare Advantage plan is eliminated, the members can return to traditional Medicare and buy a Medigap supplement ...
Modern Healthcare2d
Insurance brokers bank on busy Medicare enrollment period
Medicare Advantage brokers foresee a lot of activity this annual enrollment period after insurers shifted strategies to boost ...
Becker's Hospital Review4d
The days of fee-for-service are 'running out'
"We've talked about value-based care forever, almost to the point where people are like, 'Oh, whatever, we'll just keep doing our fee-for-service thing,' but that day is running out," said Eric LaRue, ...
Times-Standard1d
My Word | Beware of costly Medicare Advantage plans
These ripoffs are draining the Medicare Trust Fund. Medicare operates on a 2% administrative fee while Medicare Advantage operates on a 13% to 18.5% administrative fee. It is clear that as long as we ...
Medpage Today on MSN9d
Stop the Medicare Payment Cut and Pass a Permanent Fix, House Members Urge Leaders
A majority of House members urged House leaders to not only reverse a proposed 2.8% cut in the Medicare Physician Fee ...
A doctor’s appointment, a $1,000 ‘room fee’: Hospital acquisitions drive up healthcare costs for N.H. patients
Unlike most neighboring states, lawmakers in New Hampshire haven’t taken action to curtail these fees by enacting consumer or ...
Modern Healthcare9d
How Biden transformed Medicare Advantage
Medicare Advantage underwent a quiet metamorphosis under President Joe Biden. Health insurance companies are still scrambling ...
The American Journal of Managed Care7d
Pressure on Congress to Reform Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Prevent Reimbursement Cuts
A new letter signed by more than 230 members of the House urges Congress to not only block the scheduled 2.8% reimbursement ...
Medpage Today on MSN13d
Payments to Medicare Plan Brokers Need Reform, MedPAC Says
Payments to brokers who enroll people in Medicare plans should be reformed so that no preferential treatment is given for ...