This brief, prepared by Milliman and commissioned by Better Medicare Alliance, gives an overview of Medicare Advantage and the additional benefits included that go beyond Traditional Medicare in 2021. Recently, the Centers for Medicare and…
Patient Centered Care
Medicare Advantage is based on fixed, risk adjusted, quality-based payments for each beneficiary to enable care that is personalized and emphasizes prevention and care coordination. The number of baby boomers turning 65 years is growing and the majority of these beneficiaries face the challenges of living with serious chronic conditions. The emphasis on patient-centered, disease-specific, effective care delivery and benefit design in Medicare Advantage is increasingly important as Medicare faces these challenges.
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Issue Brief
Overview of Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits and review of Contract Year 2021 Offerings
February 11, 2021 Press Releases
Analysis: Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits Grew in 36 out of 41 Categories for 2021
February 11, 2021 [caption id="attachment_19503" align="aligncenter" width="374"] Source: MIlliman[/caption] Washington, D.C. (February 11, 2021) - Better Medicare Alliance, the leading research and advocacy organization supporting Medicare Advantage, released a new data brief prepared by the actuarial consulting firm…
Fact Sheet
Medicare Advantage Outperforms Traditional Medicare on Cost Protections for Low- and Modest-Income Populations
February 9, 2021 This fact sheet uses 2017 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) data to examine how Medicare coverage affects beneficiaries’ access to care, utilization of benefits, and OOP costs. Findings show that Medicare Advantage serves a higher proportion of…