The congressional scrutiny of Medicare Advantage continues with advocacy organizations voicing support for increased oversight and the introduction of bills that would curb some of the program's most unpopular practices.
In October, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on deceptive marketing tactics by Medicare Advantage plans...
Health insurance lobbyists and plans have put a ton of work into defending the Medicare Advantage (MA) program from proposed cuts and rule changes by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), but this week traditional Medicare gets community support of its own. And one insurer breaks from the pack to support the rule...
Hospice advocates are calling for a delay to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Medicare Advantage (MA) carve-in demonstration set to begin in Jan. 2021.
Earlier this year, the agency announced it would start testing hospice care coverage through MA plans in 2021 with the intention of increasing care...CMS Rules
For the first time in the last decade, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) updated the popular health plan shopping tool Medicare Plan Finder, but the recent redesign initiative has raised concerns for consumer advocacy groups that say the tool offers inaccurate information.
The federal government spent $11 million...
