topic Re: Medicare Advantage in Medicare & Insurance

Medicare Advantage

quidduo — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 17:45:51 GMT

I read an article on the Microsoft Start site that said MA had some minor changes last year, but CMS would be coming out with changes to MA plans in a couple months. The changes sound like increases in premium and eliminating approx 200 coverage items. Why are we not hearing of the changes in any of the media? This sounds like a biden administration idea to cut government costs. MA plans have been saving costs in general. What is going on? Thanks

Re: Medicare Advantage

GailL1 — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 18:20:28 GMT

Most of the proposed changes have to do with procedures like prior authorizations and rules on marketing MA plans but there are other things too -

Here are some links to read about them and a CMS link at the bottom describing the new rule.

USA TOday 11/07/2023 - A new Biden proposal would make changes to Advantage plans for Medicare: What to know

correlates to: CMS.gov Press Release - 11/06/2023 - Biden-Harris Administration Proposes to Protect People with Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Coverage from Predatory Marketing, Promote Healthy Competition, and Increase Access to Behavioral Health Care in the Medicare Advantage Program

The NEW Rule: Cms.gov Press Release 01/25/2024 - Biden-Harris Administration Launches Effort to Increase Medicare Advantage Transparency

Re: Medicare Advantage

quidduo — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 18:38:43 GMT

Thanks Gail! Some good links and information!