Medicare Advantage increasingly popular with seniors—but not hospitals and doctors
As enrollment soars, so too has friction between insurers and the doctors and hospitals they pay to care for beneficiaries.
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As enrollment soars, so too has friction between insurers and the doctors and hospitals they pay to care for beneficiaries.
Medicare Advantage plans are pretty popular with both lawmakers and ordinary Americans — they now enroll about 31 million people, representing just over half of everyone in Medicare, by KFF’s count. But among doctors and hospitals, it’s a different story. Across the country, provider grumbling about claim denials and onerous preapproval requirements by Advantage plans […]
Some hospitals and physician groups are rejecting Medicare Advantage plans over payment rates and coverage restrictions, causing turmoil for patients.
Some hospitals and physician groups are rejecting Medicare Advantage plans over payment rates and coverage restrictions, causing turmoil for patients.
But opposition from most hospital groups remains fierce