Fierce Healthcare January 22, 2018
As of January, overall Medicare Advantage enrollment was just under 20 million.
If the figures from January are any indication, Medicare Advantage is poised for another year of enrollment growth.
In a research note analyzing the latest data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Jefferies analysts said that total MA enrollment has increased 4.2% between December 2017 and January 2018. That level of growth mirrors what was seen at the start of last year. Overall Medicare Advantage enrollment was just under 20 million this month.
Group Medicare Advantage enrollment growth, at 10.3% from December to January, was lower than the 12.7% growth seen a year ago. However, the analysts said that’s still a strong showing since 2017...