Forbes August 27, 2019
Bruce Japsen

Myriad upgrades to the way seniors choose Medicare health plans and drug coverage could online boost already fast-growing private Medicare Advantage enrollment.

Calling the upgrades the first in a decade, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Tuesday announced a new “Medicare Plan Finder” on the government’s Medicare.gov web site that allows 60 million seniors and others with Medicare coverage to shop and compare Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D drug plans.

“The new Plan Finder walks users through the Medicare Advantage and Part D enrollment process from start to finish and allows people to view and compare many of the supplemental benefits that Medicare Advantage plans offer,” CMS said in a statement Tuesday morning.

CMS said seniors can...

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Topics: CMS, Govt Agencies, Health System / Hospital, Insurance, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Patient / Consumer, Physician, Provider
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