CMS plugs Medicare Advantage in beneficiary handbook draft

• CMS’ 2019 Medicare & You handbook appears to give Medicare Advantage an extra plug, judging by changes in a draft version of next year’s manual, Axios reports.
• Compared with this year’s handbook, the draft replaces a section on “quality of care” with one on “coverage and cost determinations” — suggesting that cost-conscious beneficiaries might want to shop for MA plans.
• The revised version also devotes a page to promoting Medicare Advantage open enrollment, a provision in the 21st Century Cures Act that allows people to try out a plan for three months before committing to it.

Also, the draft adds a section...