Better Medicare Alliance Ally Letter to CMS on Employer Group Waiver Plans (EGWPs)

As organizations representing thousands of employers that provide Medicare Advantage

coverage for enrollees through Employer Group Waiver Plans (EGWPs), we urge you to

carefully consider the implications of the changes to the EGWP payment methodology

proposed in the CY 2019 Advance Notice. Any payment cut to EGWPs has the potential to

negatively impact our members in the form of higher premiums and cost sharing, and

reduced benefits in both the short and long term.

Fact Sheet

Medicare Advantage Employer Retiree Plans February 8, 2021

Key Facts: Over 3.5 million retirees nationwide, 20% of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries, are in EGWPs. Retiree enrollment continues to grow, nearly doubling since 2010. • Medicare Advantage employer plans provide the following benefits to retirees:…

EGWP

Payment

Report

Employer Group Waiver Plans March 5, 2018

Executive Summary Employer Group Waiver Plans (EGWPs), also known as employer retiree Medicare Advantage health plans are a type of health plan offered by a public or private employer to its retiree population. There…

EGWP

Letter

Letter to HHS on 2017 Priorities December 9, 2016

Dear Representative Tom Price and Seema Verma: We are writing to introduce Better Medicare Alliance (BMA) and highlight the advocacy work we do to support and strengthen Medicare Advantage on behalf our alliance. Medicare Advantage…

Advocacy

EGWP

Background Information

Payment

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