Modern Healthcare November 11, 2017
Enrollment on the Obamacare exchanges is off to a good start because a groundswell in grassroots activity has blunted the administration’s dispiriting campaign to discourage enrollment.
Economics trumps politics every time. People want affordable health insurance and the truth is most low- and moderate-income consumers can find affordable plans on the exchanges.
The same dynamic is playing out in Medicare Advantage, the private-sector alternative to traditional fee-for-service Medicare. Enrollment is surging because seniors want low-cost alternatives, too.
This year, more than 19 million seniors or 33% of beneficiaries, picked an MA plan, up from 17.6 million, or 31%, in 2016, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. It has grown every year in both numbers and share for more than a...
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