This article is a co-publication with HEALTH CARE un-covered, a website about the health insurance industry. It is available at wendellpotter.substack.com. In mid-March, the Medicare Payments Advisory ...

As a senior in or approaching retirement, you may be looking at your medical care options. Original Medicare has been the traditional route seniors go through to get medical coverage. Did you know ...

Federal Medicare overseers were poised this year to require Medicare Advantage insurers to send midyear reminders to enrollees who have not used the supplemental benefits included in their plan. But ...

According to the Better Medicare Alliance, Medicare Advantage (MA) continues to grow in popularity with more than 50% of seniors now enrolled in an MA plan (vs. fee-for-service). This popularity is ...

After years of “up-and-to-the-right” growth, Medicare Advantage plans are encountering headwinds, with declining reimbursement rates, slower membership increases, rising competition, and increasing ...

With MA now the predominant source of Medicare coverage, high-value supplemental benefits have enormous potential to reduce ...

Health Affairs is launching a Forefront Series, “Supplemental Benefits In Medicare Advantage.” Funded by The SCAN Foundation, the series will feature policy analysis, policy proposals, and commentary ...

Medicare Advantage (MA), also known as Medicare Part C, is a managed care alternative to traditional Medicare coverage offered by health plans. In recent years, MA membership has grown substantially, ...

With health care costs expected to increase 9% in the next year, benefits advisors and consultants are increasingly turning to supplemental benefits to help defray those costs for employees and ...