{"id":6311,"date":"2022-10-03T07:00:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T07:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/distilinfo.com\/healthplan\/?p=6311"},"modified":"2022-10-03T10:32:37","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T10:32:37","slug":"medicare-advantage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/distilinfo.com\/healthplan\/medicare-advantage\/","title":{"rendered":"Medicare Advantage in the Headlines: 14 Stories to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
From premium decreases and study findings to star ratings and plan expansions, here are 14 Medicare Advantage stories Becker’s<\/em> has reported since Sept. 12. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 1.<\/strong> Monthly premiums for Medicare Advantage plans are expected to decrease around 8 percent next year, CMS said Sept. 29. AHIP President Matt Eyles lauded the decrease in a statement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. <\/strong>Cone Health and Novant Health signed an agreement to co-own HealthTeam Advantage \u2014 a Medicare Advantage company owned by Cone Health, which will retain a majority stake, Becker’s<\/em> reported Sept. 29. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 3.<\/strong> Carle Health in Urbana, Ill., said it won’t commit to treating\u00a0Aetna\u00a0members, the only health plan offered to Illinois state retirees, until it has a contract with the insurer,\u00a0The News-Gazette<\/em>\u00a0reported Sept. 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. <\/strong>RiseDelaware, a retiree advocacy group, is suing the state over its decision to move retired state employees to a Medicare Advantage plan managed by Highmark Delaware, Delaware Public Radio<\/em> reported Sept. 27. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. <\/strong>A new study from\u00a0AHIP\u00a0found fee-for-service Medicare<\/a> members spend about 7 percent more on average for healthcare compared to members,\u00a0Becker’s<\/em>\u00a0reported Sept. 22.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6.<\/strong> CVS Health\/Aetna\u00a0saw the biggest increases in members in the first half of 2022 out of the major payers,\u00a0Becker’s<\/em>\u00a0reported Sept. 21.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7.<\/strong> Lumeris, a St. Louis-based managed services provider, has named Umar Farooq as president of its Medicare Advantage plan, Essence Healthcare, the insurer said Sept. 20. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 8.<\/strong> The American Hospital Association is asking Congress to add more oversight of Medicare Advantage plans, Becker’s<\/em> reported Sept. 20. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 9. <\/strong>A Kaiser Family Foundation review of 62 studies found few major differences between traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 10.<\/strong> Medicare plan star ratings hit their highest-ever levels in 2022 \u2014 but plans shouldn’t expect these increases to continue,McKinsey analysts\u00a0warned in a Sept. 15 report.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n 11.<\/strong> Humana executives told investors Sept. 15 the insurer is looking to match or exceed other payers that have outpaced it in Medicare Advantage growth over the last year, WDRB<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 12.<\/strong> NextBlue of North Dakota\u00a0is continuing to expand its Medicare plans, NBC\/FOX affiliate\u00a0KFYR<\/em>\u00a0reported Sept. 14.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n 13.<\/strong> Enrollees in Medicare Advantage were less likely to receivelow-value care than those enrolled in traditional Medicare, a study published Sept. 9 in JAMA Network Open<\/em> found. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 14.<\/strong> Mass General Brigham Health Plan\u00a0will begin offering new Medicare plans in 2023,\u00a0Becker’s<\/em>\u00a0reported Sept. 12.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\nSource: Beckers Payer<\/a><\/span>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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