Fierce Healthcare October 3, 2023
Frank Diamond

Independence Blue Cross unveiled Medicare Advantage (MA) packages that the company said will greatly enhance benefits for its MA members, including a bigger allowance for vision, dental, hearing and over-the-counter items.

The insurer comprises a network of providers (PDF) numbering over 50,000, outstripping competing health plans in the Philadelphia region, which includes the city and the surrounding suburbs of Bucks, Montgomery, Chester and Delaware counties.

The MA enhancements touted by IBX include reducing premiums for its Personal Choice 65 PPO, while including a Part B giveback and a bigger allowance for vision, dental, hearing and over-the-counter items. The aim of the Part B giveback is to reduce the amount members pay each month for their Medicare Part...

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