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Understanding A Recent Analysis of Gross Margins in Medicare Advantage August 22, 2019

Jeremiah McCoy Earlier this month, the Kaiser Family Foundation released an issue brief titled, Financial Performance of Medicare Advantage, Individual, and Group Health Insurance Markets. In it, the authors examine and compare average annual gross…

Modernizing Medicare through Medicare Advantage August 19, 2019

Allyson Y. Schwartz In the midst of the political debates about health care in America, Better Medicare Alliance hosted our third annual Medicare Advantage Summit last week. Throughout this two-day conference we heard first-hand how…

Deploying Value Based Care Contracts Under the Umbrella of Population Health Management: A Must for Success August 14, 2019

Rose Maljanian, Chairman & CEO HealthCAWS The evolution of our nation’s healthcare system and ecosystem from fee for service to value based care has only just begun, and while the goal is to rapidly accelerate…

A Closer Look: Kaiser Family Foundation Analysis of Costs in MA June 10, 2019

James Michel Last month, the Kaiser Family Foundation released a report examining differences in government spending on Medicare beneficiaries who switched out of original fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare and into Medicare Advantage (MA) and those who…

The Wheels for Meal Delivering Service in Medicare Advantage March 1, 2019

Lucy Theilheimer, Chief Strategy and Impact Officer Meals on Wheels America The reality is, nearly nine million seniors face the threat of hunger every day and 8 out of 10 food insecure and/or physically-impaired seniors…

Medicare Advantage Enrollment Period is Great Opportunity for Active Choosers February 28, 2019

Have you heard about the new opportunity to switch your Medicare Advantage plan in 2019?  If your current plan is not satisfactory to you, read on to learn more about the new Medicare Advantage Open…

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