“My most vulnerable patients are picking up these plans’: 5 leaders’ thoughts on Medicare Advantage

Becker's Healthcare January 4, 2024
Patsy Newitt

ASC and spine leaders are increasingly concerned with Medicare Advantage, citing prior authorization denials and slow payments.

Here are five leaders’ recent thoughts on Medicare Advantage:

Harel Deutsch, MD. Co-director of the Rush Spine Center (Chicago): [Medicare Advantage] has gotten much, much worse [than it was a year ago]. It was bad back then, but now it’s five times worse. Every time I turn on the TV, I see ads for Medicare Advantage and basically Medicare Advantage, they’ll disapprove any surgery you apply for. A lot of times I have to tell patients, look, you have to wait until you can unenroll and then do that. Then you can have your surgery.

Brian Gantwerker, MD. Neurosurgeon at the...

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