Becker's Healthcare November 20, 2025
Over 90% of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries believe that supplemental benefits can improve health and save money, according to a Nov. 20 Humana Healthcare Research survey.
Humana’s research organization, coupled with input from the University of Pennsylvania, surveyed 5,979 of the insurer’s MA beneficiaries to gain insights on the benefits they leveraged in 2024.
The Better Medicare Alliance and Avalere Health previously reported that the percentage of individual plans offering fitness, meals, nutrition, over-the-counter items and transportation as supplemental benefits is on the decline going into 2026.
Benefits are not cheap, costing the government an estimated $86 billion in 2025, according to a report from the Medicare Payment and Advisory Commission. Not all recipients use their benefits, either.
But Andrea DeVries,...
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