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$66 billion in taxpayer money is getting sucked into this Medicare Advantage black hole
Meanwhile, a new government report has revealed that a staggering $66 billion in taxpayers’ money being paid to big insurance ...
Health Affairs4d
Changing Broker Incentives In Medicare Advantage
Major changes to broker compensation policies may need to wait until the outcome of litigation over CMS’s 2024 proposal, but ...
UnitedHealth Cuts Commissions on Some Medicare Advantage Plans
UnitedHealth Group Inc. is cutting commissions for brokers on some Medicare Advantage plans, according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg News, a move that appears designed to discourage agents from ...
Opinion: I helped create Medicare Advantage. Here’s why I believe it needs reform.
Medicare Advantage has become a system dominated by a handful of massive insurers who are gaming the rules for profit and ...
Health Affairs12d
Flex Cards In Medicare Advantage: A Closer Look At Impact and Challenges
While many MA beneficiaries appreciate the flexibility of choosing their own support, others face barriers like limited card ...
STAT4d
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 ...
Skilled Nursing News3d
MedPAC Urges Reform of Medicare Advantage, Noting ‘Design Flaws’ in Nursing Home Payment Models
While Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has made improvements following previous recommendations from the Medicare Advisory Commission ...
Home Health Care News12d
‘We Can’t Sustain the Losses’: Nonprofit Home Health Providers Strategize To Survive Rise Of Medicare Advantage
As Medicare Advantage (MA) continues its rapid rise, nonprofit home health care companies are grappling with unsustainable reimbursement rates, with some ...
Opinion
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution11dOpinion
Hurt insurers' profits — not patients on Medicaid, Medicare — to balance budget
Valuing insurers over Medicaid and Medicare patients isn't just misusing tax dollars. It delays or denies essential health care services and financially destabilizes hospitals ...