McKnight's October 5, 2022
Several large insurance providers are expanding their Medicare Advantage plans to new states and hundreds more counties, effective in 2023, adding pressure on skilled nursing operators as enrollment booms.
Aetna, with 3.2 million MA members, is adding nearly 200 counties, while Cigna will grow its geographic footprint by 22%. UnitedHealthGroup, Humana and Elevance Health also increased their presence, according to various reports..
A Kaiser Health News news report Tuesday highlighted complaints that nursing home patients using MA have been released before they were well enough to go home, and in fewer days than Medicare covers.
MA can be a headache for some facilities, acknowledged Cynthia Morton, executive vice president of the National Association for the Support of Long Term Care.
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