AJMC February 26, 2023
Dennis Scanlon, PhD, professor of health policy and administration at the Pennsylvania State University, discusses how expanded benefits in a Medicare Advantage plan can sometimes come with more limited provider networks, and how the Office of the Inspector General is identifying problems in these plans.
As MA programs grow, beneficiaries should be aware that some MA plans include expanded benefits but with sometimes limited provider networks, says Dennis Scanlon, PhD, professor of health policy and administration, Pennsylvania State University.
Transcript
In April 2022, the Office of the Inspector General released a report that some MA plans deny necessary care that should be covered. With more seniors picking MA plans, what might be done to address concerns over denials of services...