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Medicare Advantage may offer lower transplant access odds vs. traditional Medicare

Patients who start dialysis with Medicare Advantage have an 18% lower likelihood of being wait-listed for a kidney transplant ...

UnitedHealth to drop Medicare Advantage plans for 600K people

UnitedHealthcare says it’s dropping some of its Medicare Advantage plans that collectively cover 600,000 people.
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Judge overturns rule limiting broker payments in Medicare Advantage

Reed O’Connor’s ruling is a setback for smaller MA plans — and efforts to curb predatory marketing to seniors.
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Is Medicare Advantage Really Worth the Extra Cost?

Medicare Advantage plans promise more benefits than Original Medicare, but new research suggests these extras may not deliver ...

As satisfaction drops, is Medicare Advantage still worth it for clients?

Customer satisfaction with Medicare Advantage plans is down, according to a new survey from J.D. Power. But some financial ...
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Judge vacates Medicare Advantage marketing rule provisions

A district court in Texas has ruled against the Department of Health and Human Services, deciding to vacate several ...
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Study shows Medicare Part D changes could lead to higher cost sharing for some beneficiaries

A JAMA study published Aug. 18 found that plan design changes by Medicare Part D insurers, particularly for Medicare Advantage plans, following passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 could ...
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Medicare Advantage plans deny roughly 6.4% of coverage in 2023

Overall Medicare Advantage plans denied 6.4% of prior authorization requests in 2023. Prior authorization was needed 1.8 times per beneficiary, according to Kaiser.