Should the Medicare Advantage window be widened?

Becker's Healthcare September 12, 2024
Jakob Emerson

Seniors are given the opportunity to switch Medicare Advantage plans annually, but some evidence suggests that committing to multi-year contracts could lead to better health outcomes.

It’s also an idea recently pitched by Robert Andrews, CEO of the Health Transformation Alliance and former U.S. Congressman from New Jersey, on the Becker’s Healthcare podcast on Sept. 2. The HTA represents the healthcare interests of some of the largest self-insured employers in the country.

“If I could make one change in the Medicare Advantage system, I would make it possible for MA plans to offer multi-year contracts to sign up a consumer for three or four years instead of one,” Mr. Andrews said. “The window, if you broaden it, becomes much more...

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