About 82% of the more than 16,000 available public comments on the 2027 Medicare Advantage proposed rate notice share the perspective and language of a letter from the Medicare Advantage Majority, a group with undisclosed funding sources and founders, according…
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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and UnitedHealthcare offer the best mobile provider search tools among major Medicare Advantage insurers, according to a February report from Corporate Insight shared with Becker’s. The report evaluated tools available on iOS and looked at…
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission insights, Congressional reports and enrollment data have all been released in the early months of 2026. Some methodology has been questioned by insurers and CMS, even directly on the Congressional floor. Despite the challenges, here are…
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission estimated Medicare Advantage payments will be 14% greater than fee-for-service Medicare in 2026, according to a March 12 report from the congressional agency. That 14% equates to an extra $76 billion for MA, with the…
Aetna has agreed to pay $117.7 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting or failing to withdraw inaccurate diagnosis codes for its Medicare Advantage enrollees in order to increase payments from CMS. The settlement…
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Elevance said it was “surprised and disappointed” by a recent CMS sanction threat, which would suspend enrollment in Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans, CFO Mark Kaye said March 10 at the Barclays 28th Annual Global Healthcare Conference in Miami. The…
The Office of the Inspector General for HHS found 121,454 emergency department procedures were possibly billed incorrectly in 2021 and 2022, leading to over $15.1 million in improper or potentially improper payments. Medicare improperly paid physicians $922,524 and may have…
The Congressional Joint Economic Committee identified an additional $13.4 billion contributing to higher Medicare Part B premiums in 2025 due to Medicare Advantage overpayments, according to a March 10 report. The committee relied on Medicare Payment Advisory Commission estimates. Overpayments…
Following the annual enrollment period for 2026, 56.1 million people — up from 54.6 million in 2025 — are enrolled in Medicare Part D, which includes standalone prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage plans with prescription drug coverage, as of…
Medicare beneficiaries had about 60 million telehealth visits per year between 2021 and 2023, according to a February study published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Co-author and University of Utah assistant professor Terrence Liu, MD, broke down the findings March…