New research published in Health Affairs finds that around 50% of Medicare Advantage enrollees were moving from the fee-for-service side of Medicare.
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Medicare risk-based health plans, including the current incarnation of Medicare Advantage plans, have been around for quite a while and a Kaiser Family Foundation report summarizes what we know about…
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The Center for Public Integrity has launched a series of articles on how Medicare Advantage plans use diagnostic coding to secure higher reimbursements, like adding to pressure to reform payments and the practice of home visits to secure diagnostic codes.
http://www.publicintegrity.org/2014/06/04/14840/why-medicare-advantage-costs-taxpayers-billions-more-it-should?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+Daily+Health+Policy+Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=13083223&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8IwGluHUgpMFkK2KmIDBDHi0Zpd9MdblpwfWf5hldNCukPLexirwcMUG2UrX8XQCxefi8UzhmgkPod1FDUng6Y88v2QA&_hsmi=13083223The 2015 Medicare Advantage and Part D Advance Notice and draft Call Letter provide some interesting insights into CMS' views on various topics, as well as reimbursements for those program…
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According to Avalere Health, Medicare Advantage enrollment continued to grow for the 2014 year, with enrollment rising to 15.9 million people, almost 30% of all beneficiaries. This was a 9% gain from 2013, in spite of concerns about reimbursement cuts. Medicare Part D enrollment also grew.
http://avalerehealth.net/expertise/managed-care/insights/medicare-advantage-and-part-d-plans-see-enrollment-increase-with-payment-anA Kaiser Family Foundation report summarizes Medicare Advantage offerings for 2014, noting trends in availability, benefits and cost.
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