HealthLeaders Media February 24, 2021
An eHealth analysis found a 16% increase of Medicare customers choosing Medicare Advantage plans during the 2021 annual enrollment period compared to last year.
Medicare Advantage plan selections increased 16% in the 2021 annual enrollment period (AEP) compared to last year, according to an eHealth report released Tuesday.
The analysis found that during the 2021 AEP, 77% of eHealth’s Medicare customers chose Medicare Advantage plans, a 16% increase from the 61% of eHealth Medicare customers who selected such plans in the 2020 AEP.
According to eHealth CEO Scott Flanders, the increasing popularity of Medicare Advantage is “one of the best illustrations of successful private/public cooperation in the health care sector today.”
“Over the years, competition and innovation among private insurers...