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Medicare Advantage fraud is staring Musk in the face — but critics predict he'll ignore it
Privatized Medicare Advantage plans overbill the U.S. federal government by up to $140 billion per year as they make patients ...
The Reality Behind Medicare Advantage Prior Authorizations
Prior authorizations are the way MA managed care plans pre-approve some procedures before they’ll pay for them.
Trump handed 'opportunity to save Medicare’ after Biden admin’s final blow to seniors: expert
President Donald Trump was handed an opportunity to "save" Medicare Advantage after the Biden administration's final proposal ...
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Do Medicare Advantage Provider Networks Change the Way Beneficiaries Use Health Care?
Medicare Advantage plans are popular, but some have limited provider networks, while and others require high cost sharing for ...
3 Reasons to Consider Switching Your Medicare Advantage Plan Before March 31
Once you've selected a new Medicare Advantage plan, it will take effect in the month following your request to change. For ...
13 Things Medicare Gives You for Free
Medicare beneficiaries often pay monthly premiums, copays, annual deductibles and prescription drug costs. But what you may ...
Can You Really Switch Medigap And Medicare Advantage Plans Any Time?
Once a person buys a Medigap policy, it is guaranteed renewable. With few exceptions, the insurer must renew the policy each ...
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The Top 4 Questions to Ask Before Choosing a Medicare Advantage Plan
Once you turn 65, you’re generally entitled to Medicare coverage. But you don’t have to stick with original Medicare (Parts A ...
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Improving Medicare Advantage By Accounting For Large Differences In Upcoding Across Plans
Shifting from reducing MA capitation by an across-the-board coding intensity adjustment factor to Medicare Advantage ...
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Medicare is confusing. Here’s what Illinois residents need to know.
People enrolled in Medicare Advantage have until March 31 to change their plan. Here’s what Illinois residents should keep in ...
Taxpayers spend 22% more per patient to support Medicare Advantage – the private alternative to Medicare that promised to cost less
(THE CONVERSATION) Medicare Advantage – the commercial alternative to traditional Medicare – is drawing down federal health care funds, costing taxpayers an extra 22% per enrollee to the tune of US$83 ...
Unhappy with your Medicare Advantage plan? Now's the time to make a switch.
Medicare Advantage enrollees can switch plans or transfer to original Medicare during the open enrollment period ending March ...