As the Center for Medicare Advocacy (the Center) has highlighted in past years, during the Medicare Annual Election Period (AEP), when individuals can enroll in traditional Medicare and change or disenroll from Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D … [Read more...] about Counterweight to Medicare Advantage Marketing Still Needed
Archives for October 2023
New Study – Medicare Advantage Overpayments as High as $140 Billion a Year
On October 4, 2023, Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) released a report titled “Our Payments Their Profits”, showing that insurance companies offering Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are overpaid by up to $140 billion a year by … [Read more...] about New Study – Medicare Advantage Overpayments as High as $140 Billion a Year
Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Begins After Encouraging Court Decision
A federal court has rejected a bid by the pharmaceutical industry and its allies to stop the newly established Medicare drug price negotiation program before it starts. On September 29, 2023, Judge Michael J. Newman of the U.S. District Court for … [Read more...] about Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Begins After Encouraging Court Decision
CMS Releases Notices Regarding LIS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) notified Medicare Advantage organizations and Part D Plans that it will conduct reassignment this month of beneficiaries eligible for the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) who are enrolled in … [Read more...] about CMS Releases Notices Regarding LIS