Medicare Advantage in the headlines: 8 recent updates

Becker's Healthcare April 17, 2023
Rylee Wilson

UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage numbers keep growing, and CMS issued new regulations to simplify prior authorizations and crack down on misleading marketing in the program.

Here are eight updates on Medicare Advantage Becker’s has reported since April 4.

1. CMS’ risk adjustment changes won’t slow down UnitedHealth Group’s long-term growth in the program, CEO Andrew Witty told investors.

2. Devoted Health is the fastest growing Medicare Advantage startup plan — here’s how the largest startup plans fared in 2023 enrollment.

3. CMS issued a final rule April 5 that, among other things, aims to streamline Medicare Advantage and Part D prior authorizations and clamp down on misleading marketing practices.

4. Two senators are...

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