Becker's Healthcare November 6, 2024
Rylee Wilson

Medicare Advantage insurers’ stocks rallied upon news of Donald Trump’s impending return to the White House, Bloomberg reported Nov. 6.

Analysts expect a second Trump administration to boost rates for MA plans, Bloomberg reported.

Under the Biden administration, CMS has implemented risk-adjustment payment changes to the program insurers say amounts to a cut in funding. MA insurers have faced headwinds from the lowered rates and rising medical spending.

Project 2025, a package of sweeping federal policy proposals from the Heritage Foundation, calls for Medicare Advantage to become the default option for Medicare enrollees. Mr. Trump has publicly distanced himself from the proposals.

When markets opened Nov....

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