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Did your Medicare Advantage plan deny you care? There were 3.2M denials in 2023
Overall Medicare Advantage plans denied 6.4% of prior authorization requests in 2023. Prior authorization was needed 1.8 ...
Humana 2024 Profits Hit $1.2 Billion As Insurer Exits Unprofitable Medicare Markets
Humana Tuesday reported $1.2 billion in 2024 profits that included a $693 million fourth quarter loss as the health insurer ...
Medicare Advantage Is Complicated—Here’s How Older Adults Can Navigate Open Enrollment Successfully
Using one word, how would you describe the Medicare health insurance landscape in the U.S.? Dizzying? Maybe. Overwhelming?
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A Reinsurance Program To Mitigate Selection In Medicare Advantage
Since expenditures are heavily skewed, the top 5 percent of patients by cost contribute a disproportionate amount to the mean ...
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Fraudsters hit exchanges amid Medicare Advantage crackdown
Rising health insurance exhange enrollment, paired with stricter Medicare marketing rules, attracted rogue actors to the ...
Medicare Advantage Plans: Prior Authorization Denial Rates
Will your care be denied? Medicare Advantage insurers use prior authorization to manage utilization and lower costs. How to ...
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If you have Medicare, here’s what you’ll pay for health care in 2025
For Medicare Advantage Part D plans, the average monthly premium will be just $7. The Part D IRMAA premium surcharge for beneficiaries whose 2023 incomes exceeded $106,000 ($212,000 for couples) ...
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Medicare Advantage vs. Medigap (Medicare Supplement)
According to the nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), in 2023, the average monthly premium cost of a Medigap plan was $217. Medicare Advantage plans, also known as Medicare Part C ...
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Unhappy with your Medicare Advantage plan? Now's the time to make a switch.
If you’re steamed to discover your favorite doctor is no longer in your Medicare Advantage plan’s network, now is the time to make a change. Medicare Advantage enrollees can switch plans or ...
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MA plans’ use of prior authorizations climbs again, despite heightened pressure to limit tactic
MA plans required prior authorizations about 125 times more often than regular Medicare in 2023, demonstrating the barriers patients face in accessing care.
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CVS Health: Profits drop, with Medicare Advantage, Aetna challenges
CVS Health reported Q4 2024 profits of $1.6 billion, down from $2 billion, with annual profits at $4.6 billion, down $8.3 billion in 2023.