Medicare Advantage in the headlines: 9 recent updates – November 2023

Becker's Healthcare November 17, 2023
Rylee Wilson

UnitedHealthcare is facing a lawsuit of alleged wrongful Medicare Advantage care denials, and lawmakers are eyeing new regulations on the program.

Here are nine Medicare Advantage updates Becker’s has reported since Nov. 8.

1. Differences in the clinicians Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare beneficiaries see have some effect on differences in avoidable hospitalization rates between the two programs, a study published in JAMA Health Forum found.
2. A bipartisan group of senators are introducing legislation that would require Medicare Advantage plans to report more encounter data.
3. From October to December, airwaves are flooded with advertisements for Medicare Advantage plans, urging beneficiaries to call and review their options. Though CMS has implemented new restrictions on the types of advertisements third-party agencies...

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