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The Heartland Institute1h
Medicare Advantage ‘Coding’ Loopholes Targeted in New Bill
A new bill to improve the way Medicare Advantage (MA) providers determine patients’ health risks, to eliminate overpayment.
McKnight's Long-Term Care News9h
Surgical care through Medicare Advantage is lower cost and does not compromise patient safety, new major study finds
Medicare Advantage (MA) plans deliver surgical care to seniors at significantly lower costs than traditional Medicare (TM) ...
NOLA.com2d
About 500,000 Louisianans use Medicare Advantage. But critics say it's overcharging.
Medicare Advantage, the privately run insurance on which roughly 500,000 older Louisiana residents rely for health care, is ...
The Medicare Pullback Is Here
Insurers are planning to scale back benefits, trim plans and exit from markets. Investors are cheering.
STAT4d
MAGA influencers take a sudden interest in Medicare Advantage reforms, echoing a dark money group
In early June, a MAGA influencer named Chuck Callesto launched a social media assault on Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana ...
Soy Nómada on MSN2d
600,000 Medicare Advantage affected people will have their accounts canceled
Over 600,000 Medicare Advantage beneficiaries face potential plan cancellations due to UnitedHealthcare's strategic cuts. As the largest provider in the U.S., UHC's decision could significantly impact ...
What Older Adults Need To Know About Trump’s Changes To Medicare
Trump is changing Medicare, mostly focusing on providers. But the biggest impact may come from tariffs and deporting ...
UnitedHealthcare dropping some Medicare Advantage plans, affecting 600,000
UnitedHealth Group’s massive health insurance business will drop Medicare Advantage health plans covering more than 600,000 ...
UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage patients won’t have to wait to change coverage
Thousands of Rhode Island seniors and disabled residents no longer covered for non-emergency visits at four local hospitals ...
MarketWatch12h
‘They promise so much.’ Are those Medicare Advantage TV ads for ...
Odds are, you’ve seen those Medicare Advantage TV commercials featuring the likes of William Shatner, George Foreman, Jimmie Walker and Joe Namath touting the “free” health insurance plans ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News6d
Medicare Advantage enrollment grows, but not quite as fast, as concerns mount
Medicare Advantage enrollment grew by about 1.3 million beneficiaries, or 4%, over the last year, slowing the program’s explosive growth rate compared to prior years, according to a new analysis.
Fierce Healthcare17h
Elevated Medicare Advantage, ACA marketplace costs sting insurers in mixed Q2
Major payers faced another mixed quarter financially amid ongoing cost pressures in Medicare Advantage (MA) and new ...