The Department of Justice has filed a complaint against Aetna, Elevance Health, Humana, eHealth, GoHealth, and SelectQuote, alleging that the insurers paid illegal kickbacks to brokers to boost enrollment in their Medicare Advantage plans.
Seniors are mostly still interested in $0 premium Medicare Advantage plans, according to a new eHealth report. However, slightly fewer seniors are choosing these plans compared to previous years.
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About 20% of Medicare beneficiaries are “very worried” about the long-term sustainability of Medicare, 54% are “somewhat worried” and 25% are “not at all worried,” according to an eHealth survey.
In 2023’s enrollment period, 84% of eHealth customers chose an MA plan with a $0 monthly premium, versus 87% in 2022, eHealth’s annual Medicare Index Report found. This is the first time popularity in $0 premium plans has decreased since eHealth started conducting the report in 2018, when 63% of customers selected a no-premium plan.
After three years of not having to renew Medicaid coverage, redeterminations are set to return April 1. Yet, more than 64% of enrollees are unaware. Constant repetition and outreach from healthcare players will be needed to combat this, one payer expert said.
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The average monthly premium for Medicare Advantage plans increased to $7 in the first half of the Medicare Annual Open Enrollment period this year, the eHealth report found. Premiums were in the $4 to $5 range for the last three years.
Most Medicare Advantage enrollees are satisfied with their plan and prefer it to other forms of Medicare insurance like Medigap, according to a report released Monday by online health insurance broker eHealth. Enrollees cited Medicare Advantage’s affordability and comprehensiveness are their main reasons for satisfaction.
“We just want to be sure that people understand what they’re buying and understand the limitations of these plans,” says Anna Howard, a policy principal at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.
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Dealing with the aftermath of a suicide or attempted suicide is stressful enough. But some health plans make a harrowing experience worse by refusing to cover medical costs for injuries that are related to suicide—even though experts say that in many cases such exclusions aren’t permitted under federal law. Yet patients or their loved ones often don’t […]