Healthcare DIVE October 2, 2017
Dive Brief:
- The CMS says Medicare Advantage (MA) members will have more choices and lower premiums in 2018. Medicare open enrollment starts on Oct. 15.
- The average MA monthly premium is expected to decrease by about 6% from $31.91 in 2017 to $30 in 2018. The CMS said 77% of MA enrollees who stay with their current plan will have the same or lower premiums in 2018.
- MA’s enrollment is expected to increase by 9% to 20.4 million in 2018. The CMS expects that slightly more than one-third of Medicare enrollees will have an MA plan next year.
Dive Insight:
While the CMS has talked negatively about the Affordable Care Act (ACA), CMS Administrator Seema Verma is...
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