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Medicare Advantage’s supplemental benefits will cost taxpayers $86 billion this year, with little transparency
Taxpayers will send an estimated $86 billion to Medicare Advantage insurers this year to pay for supplemental benefits for ...
Are You Falling for These 9 Medicare Myths?
The United States may still be the only industrialized nation without universal healthcare, but we do have a pay-as-you-go system in Medicare. Although Medicare currently provides some level of health ...
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Clearer Choices: Why Medicare Advantage Enrollees Need Better Information On Supplemental Benefits
Based on our experiences working with Medicare beneficiaries, the information people want or need to make informed decisions ...
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What Steps Can I Take to Avoid Penalties on My Medicare Premiums?
The only way to avoid Medicare premium penalties is to enroll in a timely manner. Medicare charges a penalty for Part B and Part D enrollees, and some Part A enrollees, if they have a significant gap ...
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MedPAC: A look at payments to MA plans for supplemental benefits
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) report (PDF) estimates the government will pay MA plans about $86 billion ...
Taxpayers spend 22% more per patient to support Medicare Advantage – the private alternative to Medicare that promised to cost less
(THE CONVERSATION) Medicare Advantage – the commercial alternative to traditional Medicare – is drawing down federal health care funds, costing taxpayers an extra 22% per enrollee to the tune of US$83 ...
Here’s why Medicare Advantage fails America’s elderly
After nearly two decades of experimentation and $ 450 billion of taxpayer money, Medicare Advantage has proven porous in ...
Medicare Advantage is covering more and more Americans − some because they don’t get to choose
Compared with traditional Medicare, Medicare Advantage plans are, on average, paid more by the taxpayer-funded Medicare system for covering each enrollee. Advantage plans also have more flexibility to ...
Medicare cuts in play as Senate GOP hones budget bill
As Senate Republicans go deep into reconciliation bill-drafting mode, Medicare is increasingly coming up as a potential ...
Medicare Costs 2025: How much do you pay each day for an inpatient stay between 61 and 90 days?
For individuals relying on Medicare in 2025, it's essential to understand how the program handles the costs of longer inpatient hospital stays. While Medicare Part A provides subst ...
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Medicare Advantage Less Likely to Use Low-Value Cancer Treatments, Study Finds
Managed Healthcare Executive gives C-suite executives in health plans and provider organizations news and strategies for value-driven solutions.
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MedPAC Report: Medicare Advantage Enrollees Receive 11% Fewer Home Health Visits
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) June report to Congress examined home health care use among Medicare ...