by Mary Beth Donahue A recent Kaiser Health News article parroted a series of salacious claims on Medicare Advantage spending. “Critics have argued for years that Medicare Advantage costs taxpayers too much,” the article reports.…
BMA Blog
Gain valuable insight into Medicare Advantage policy from our research experts, read stories of beneficiaries whose lives are better because of MA, or catch up on news you may have missed.
The BMA Blog is your go-to resource for all things Medicare Advantage.
A Closer Look at Medicare Advantage’s Value to Seniors and Taxpayers: A Response to Health Affairs
October 4, 2021
By Greg Gierer, MPP As Congress mulls possible Medicare reforms as part of a budget reconciliation deal, there’s no shortage of viewpoints for policymakers to consider. In recent weeks, media coverage and opinion writing on…
Setting the Record Straight on Axios’s Recent Coverage of Medicare Advantage
August 11, 2021
By Jonathan Frank As Medicare Advantage continues to grow – driven by diverse, medically complex, and at-risk beneficiaries who make an active choice to enroll – so, too, does the outcry from those with an…
Medicare Advantage Creates Benefits For Providers Amid COVID-19 And Beyond
June 7, 2021
By Allyson Y. Schwartz Picture this: a global pandemic when doctors and health care personnel are most critical – yet doctors’ offices were shuttered and access to care was limited and uncertain. We don’t have…
Medicare Advantage Is How We Say “Thank You” to Our Kentucky Retired Teacher Heroes
April 20, 2021
By Jane Cheshire Gilbert, CPA Ask any parent of school-aged children and they’ll be quick to tell you – the COVID-19 pandemic has instilled in them a newfound respect for the role of teachers. I…
Make Diabetes Prevention Programs the Next Step in Medicare Advantage’s Rapid Digital Health Adoption
March 17, 2021
By Julia Hu CEO and Co-Founder, Lark Health When reflecting on the last year, it’s easy to get wrapped up with what went wrong as health care was turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic…