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/PRNewswire/ -- The Medicare Advantage (MA) program grew by 9% last year gaining 2.3 million new members. According to Patrick Phillips, CEO of Cavulus, a...

Cybersecurity company Censinet paired up with healthcare IT research company KLAS for the 2022 annual Best in KLAS report where they rank IT companies in healthcare in a variety of categories. Epic scored the highest in the most categories.

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A report detailed how Medicare Advantage grew again, gaining some of its numbers from new members and poaching others from Original Medicare, which is declining overall.

With little choice but to adopt virtual care options due to pandemic restrictions and interactions, telehealth adoption soared as patients sought convenience and more efficient care options.

In this column, Jim Capretta takes a look at Medicare Advantage trends, the state of the industry in 2022, and the outlook for the coming years.

Medicare Advantage companies added 2.3 million enrollees in 2021, with 1.3 million of those individuals switching from traditional, fee-for-service Medicare, according to a report released on Thursday by The Chartis Group.

More older adults bought into Medicare Advantage this year than ever before, with private insurers capturing another 3% of the market from traditional Medicare.

Leaders at a few of those hospitals told Local 5 how they have found success despite the pandemic.

Top 100 hospitals are top performers, excelling in financial efficiency, achieving higher quality, securing better outcomes, increasing patient satisfaction and operating at a lower cost than their peers.