Healthcare Finance News November 23, 2022
Jeff Lagasse

The bill was crafted partly in response to rising complaints among seniors over aggressive marketing practices for Medicare Advantage plans.

U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) have introduced the bipartisan Medicare & You Handbook Improvement Act, which is meant to ensure that when seniors assess their Medicare coverage options, they have the necessary information they need on health plan choices and supplemental insurance.

The bill was crafted partly in response to rising complaints among seniors over aggressive marketing practices for Medicare Advantage plans.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services acknowledged these complaints in October, saying some of the recent Medicare Advantage advertisements and marketing materials have been “confusing, misleading or inaccurate,” at least in the...

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