US proposes payment rate for 2026 Medicare Advantage insurers
The U.S. government on Friday proposed 2026 reimbursement rates for Medicare Advantage plans run by private insurers that will result in a 2.2% increase in payments, compared with a decline of 0.2% last year.
Biden’s final Medicare Advantage regulation would hike payments to insurers
The Biden administration’s final regulation affecting the Medicare Advantage industry would come with a much lighter touch than the past two years.
CMS proposes increasing Medicare Advantage benchmark payments by 2.2%, or $21 billion
Medicare Advantage benchmark payments are poised to increase by 2.23%, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed in a Friday afternoon advance notice. | CMS is recommending a 2.23% payment increase from the federal government to MA plans.
US Proposes $21 Billion Medicare Payment Boost to Insurers
Health insurance companies selling private Medicare Advantage plans in the US would see a greater increase in payments in 2026 than in the current year if a proposal released Friday is adopted by the incoming Trump administration.
CMS proposes 4.33% increase for Medicare Advantage plans
Shares of health insurers advanced Friday after the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced it has proposed raising government payments to Medicare Advantage plans by an average of $4.
CMS proposes 4.33% Medicare Advantage pay bump
The Better Medicare Alliance urged President-elect Donald Trump to reconsider these Medicare Advantage policies once he takes office.
Medicare and telehealth: more restrictive rules could hit patients in 2025
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Medicare Advantage leads to lower cancer drug costs in colorectal cancer
A new study examining the use of high-cost drugs among patients with colorectal cancer and non-small cell lung cancer found those insured through Medicare Advantage received less expensive cancer ...
Here We Go Again: The Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period
The Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period (Jan 1–Mar 31) lets you switch plans or adjust coverage. Review your options to ...
Eli Lilly's obesity drug gets Medicare coverage for sleep apnea
Eli Lilly's obesity drug Zepbound can now be covered by government-backed Medicare insurance plans for use in sleep apnea, ...
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Growth in Medicare Advantage Raises Concerns
MA plans are substantially overpaid compared to traditional Medicare. Much of these overpayments benefit the MA plans rather ...
Medicare rules may reduce prescription steering
Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have found that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)—organizations that negotiate access to ...
New Michigan program is designed to improve mental health services for Medicare, Medicaid enrollees
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) selected Michigan as one of four states to participate in the Innovation ...
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Businessman Mansinh Chaudhari Pleads Guilty To Medicare Fraud
Mansinh Chaudhari, 55, of Illinois, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Michael E. Farbiarz in Newark federal court to ...