Supplemental benefits in private Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are popular among beneficiaries, drive enrollment into plans, and often appear prominently in MA advertisements. However, these benefits vary widely by plan and are often underutilized by beneficiaries. This issue brief discusses beneficiary interest in supplemental benefits, and the underutilization of benefits, despite how they drive enrollment. The issue brief also explores additional requirements for plans recently added by CMS that provide some additional consumer protections, as well as the current gaps in data MA plans are required to collect and share.
- Read the full Brief at: medicareadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/June-2025-Issue-Brief-MA-Extra-Benefits.pdf
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June 23, 2025 – K. Kertesz