Healthcare DIVE June 14, 2022
Susan Kelly

Dive Brief:

  • Medicare Advantage remains extremely popular with beneficiaries, even as the plans’ private administrators face increased scrutiny from the government, according to a new survey from eHealth, a Medicare insurance plan broker.
  • Almost nine in 10 (88%) MA enrollees indicated they were satisfied with their coverage, and nearly two-thirds (63%) said they were very satisfied. Just 6% were dissatisfied with their plans. “Medicare Advantage enrollees are overwhelmingly happy with their coverage,” the eHealth report said.
  • Yet the survey also found that 13% of those in an MA plan had a claim or pre-authorization request denied. The most commonly cited reasons for denials were plan exclusions and lack of medical necessity.

Dive Insight:

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