This week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is learning from prior models and plans to make adjustments within Medicare Advantage for dual eligibles and hospice care. In other MA news, Anthem and UnitedHealthcare were penalized for failing to meet the medical loss ratio (MLR) threshold of 85%.
CMS is moving forward...Arizona News
In 2018, Humana enjoyed more than 15 percent of the MA market share in Arizona, the same year the insurer acquired hospice care giant Kindred Healthcare and Curo Health Services, a hospice provider with 245 locations in 22 states, including Arizona.
When Medicare Advantage patients enter into hospice care coverage for non-curative...