A new Kaiser Family Foundation issue brief shows Medicare Advantage (MA) is increasingly popular among seniors as more beneficiaries continue to enroll in the program. Since 2014, over one million new beneficiaries have enrolled in MA, and…
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The Future of Health Care for America’s Seniors
June 22, 2015
Originally published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, June 22, 2015 Efforts to improve quality while reducing cost in health care are changing the way we pay doctors and provide care for our seniors. After decades of…
ICYMI
ICYMI: Better Medicare Alliance Urges Congress to Protect Seniors’ Medicare Drug Benefits
June 1, 2015 In a recent letter to House leadership, the Better Medicare Alliance urges Congress to reconsider shifting funds from Part D drug benefits to the 21st Century Cures Act, which neither reduces the cost of pharmaceuticals…
ICYMI: More Comprehensive Care Reduces Medicare Costs and Hospitalizations
May 26, 2015
A new Annals of Family Medicine study finds more comprehensive care among primary care physicians leads to lower Medicare costs and fewer hospitalizations. Primary care physicians practicing comprehensive care provide integrated, accessible and accountable care across the…
Beyond Rates, Coding and Call Letters
May 23, 2015
Here in Washington, we get caught up in the policy weeds reading reports and interpreting what policymakers think about Medicare Advantage. We discuss the rate notice, so-called “coding intensity” and benchmarking. However, if you…
Better Medicare Alliance Submits Comments to CMS Acting Administrator Slavitt
May 6, 2015
This letter was submitted via electronic mail to AdvanceNotice2016@cms.hhs.gov Mr. Andy Slavitt Acting Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 RE: Advance Notice…