Medicare Advantage executives, regardless of age, should have to enroll in their own health plans to better understand their members’ experience, according to SCAN Group CEO Sachin Jain, MD.
“No carve-outs. No executive-only exemptions. No platinum side-door coverage,” he wrote in Forbes on June 14. “I should have to live under the same benefit design, customer service, and network constraints as every other member. Leaders like me—and my peers across the industry—must eat our own cooking.”
Dr. Jain is advocating for expanding the Medicare eligibility age to allow MA executives to enroll in their own plans before the age of 65 “in a ‘test user’ capacity,” with no exceptions for prior authorizations, formularies, network restrictions, call centers, or appeals processes.
“I don’t make this proposal lightly—because it would apply to me, too. If this became law or industry standard tomorrow, I would sign up,” he wrote. “And I believe most honest leaders would welcome the clarity and accountability it would bring.”
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