Medicare Advantage

President Trump today submitted to Congress his budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2018.
The Medicare Advantage and Part D programs are a success when measured on metrics such as marketplace competition, consumer satisfaction and quality of care, but could be improved in a number of areas as part of continuous efforts to advance health care quality, health outcomes and health system…
The CMS yesterday issued the final Medicare Advantage and Part D rates and payment polices for calendar year 2018.
CMS yesterday issued its advance notice of proposed changes to Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D rates and payment polices for calendar year (CY) 2018. The notice includes the preliminary estimates of the national per capita MA growth percentage and Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) growth percentage…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late this afternoon issued a final rule on the notice of benefit and payment parameters standards for health insurance issuers and the Health Insurance Marketplaces in 2018.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today published at the Medicare Plan Finder star ratings for 2017 Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans. About half of MA plans with prescription drug coverage and stand-alone prescription drug plans earned an overall rating of four…