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Better Medicare Alliance Responds to 2024 Medicare Advantage Rate Announcement

Better Medicare Alliance, the nation’s leading research and advocacy organization supporting Medicare Advantage, today released the following statement in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 2024 Medicare Advantage Rate Announcement:

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Better Medicare Alliance is the nation’s leading research and advocacy organization supporting Medicare Advantage. Together, we are over 200 Ally organizations from across the healthcare spectrum and more than 1 million grassroots beneficiary advocates united in our mission to build a healthier future through a strong Medicare Advantage.

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Our research reports and policy analyses build the evidence for the value of Medicare Advantage to seniors and the health care system.

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Better Medicare Alliance Responds to 2024 Medicare Advantage Rate Announcement March 31, 2023

WASHINGTON - Better Medicare Alliance, the nation’s leading research and advocacy organization supporting Medicare Advantage, today released the following statement in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 2024 Medicare Advantage Rate…

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Dozens of Groups Representing Millions of Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries Urge CMS to Delay Proposed Changes March 14, 2023

WASHINGTON – Clinicians, health equity organizations, patient advocates, labor unions, and business associations representing millions of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries have called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to delay the agency’s proposed…

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Medicare Advantage Offers $2,400 in Annual Cost Savings for Seniors March 6, 2023

WASHINGTON – ATI Advisory today released a new independent analysis commissioned by Better Medicare Alliance that found Medicare Advantage beneficiaries report saving more than $2,400 annually on out-of-pocket costs and premiums compared to Fee-for-Service (FFS) Medicare…

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COVID-19

As of this writing, more than 1 million Americans have lost their lives due to COVID-19 – with seniors and those with disabilities among those most at-risk. Better Medicare Alliance advocates for solutions to ensure Medicare Advantage has the tools it needs to keep seniors safe in this uncertain time.

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Racial Health Disparities

As a diverse community of Ally organizations and beneficiaries, Better Medicare Alliance has a keen focus on addressing racial disparities that persist across the health care spectrum and bringing the tools uniquely found in Medicare Advantage to bear in the effort to achieve true equality in health care.

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End-Stage Renal Disease

In addition to individuals age 65 and older and people with disabilities, Medicare covers people with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), also known as kidney failure. As of 2021, all FFS Medicare beneficiaries with ESRD are allowed to enroll in Medicare Advantage. While Better Medicare Alliance secured changes to improve care for ESRD beneficiaries, a payment gap remains that could result in Medicare Advantage failing to recoup the full cost of these beneficiaries' care. Accurate payment for ESRD enrollees protects all Medicare Advantage beneficiaries from higher costs or fewer opportunities to expand and improve supplemental benefits.

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Telehealth

Telehealth is already improving access to health care across Medicare Advantage. In 2021, 94% of Medicare Advantage plans offer expanded telehealth benefits to keep seniors safe and healthy at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. A poll conducted by Morning Consult for Better Medicare Alliance finds that 91% of seniors on Medicare Advantage who use this technology report a positive experience.

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Enrollment

Better Medicare Alliance is leading the charge for solutions to streamline the Medicare enrollment process and ensure that all beneficiaries understand the option of Medicare Advantage so they can be active choosers in their health coverage. Already, we've secured the addition of language in the annual "Medicare & You" handbook that includes easy-to-read, upfront comparisons of Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare. We also worked with leaders in Congress like Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) to urge the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to increase the number of languages used in Medicare’s educational and enrollment materials.

Value-Based Care

Medicare Advantage is built on a framework that aims to move Medicare from a volume-based to a value-based system. The capitated payment model in Medicare Advantage encourages a complete strategy of patient care to prevent unmanaged care that jumps from service to service.

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Better Medicare Alliance partners with over 200 Ally organizations from across the healthcare spectrum – health providers, Medicare Advantage plans, community partners, area agencies on aging, and other stakeholders – to grow and strengthen Medicare Advantage.

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Highlights from our 2022 Medicare Advantage Summit

Our 2022 Medicare Advantage Summit featured a two-day agenda that included a keynote interview with CMMI Director Dr. Liz Fowler, remarks from a bipartisan roster of Members of Congress, and panel discussions with top health care innovators. Catch up on all that you may have missed and make plans to join us again in 2023!

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