{"id":2204017,"date":"2024-03-22T08:53:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T12:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/medicare-advantage-plans-of-seniors-could-lose-30-to-50-in-value\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T08:57:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T12:57:41","slug":"medicare-advantage-plans-of-seniors-could-lose-30-to-50-in-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/medicare-advantage-plans-of-seniors-could-lose-30-to-50-in-value\/","title":{"rendered":"Seniors with Medicare Advantage plans may face a decrease in value of $30 to $50"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmedicare-advantage-plans-of-seniors-could-lose-30-to-50-in-value%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2204017&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Medicare Advantage Challenges: Seniors at Risk<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>Seniors make up 51% of Medicare Advantage enrollment, facing potential losses of $30 to $50 in supplemental benefits.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Urgent Action Needed<\/h3>\n<p>Amid\u2063 calls to reassess insurer reimbursement rate cuts for 2025, the Centers for Medicare &#038; \u2063Medicaid Services are urged to take action. A letter from 45 Republican U.S. House members, including the administrator Chiquita Brooks-Lasure, highlights these critical concerns.<\/p>\n<h3>The Value of Medicare\u200b Advantage<\/h3>\n<p>Medicare Advantage offers affordability, out-of-pocket limits, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secy-blinken-appoints-2-diplomats-to-oversee-probe-of-havana-syndrome-treatment-of-victims\/\" title=\"Secy. Blinken appoints 2 diplomats to oversee probe of Havana syndrome, treatment of victims\">care coordination<\/a>,\u2062 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-unloads-on-biden-trump-excellent-on-border-biden-failing-stimulus-wildly-out-of-proportion\/\" title=\"McConnell Unloads On Biden: Trump \u2018Excellent\u2019 On Border, Biden Failing; Stimulus \u2018Wildly Out Of Proportion\u2019\">additional benefits<\/a> like dental and vision coverage, making it a popular choice. With nearly 0.2% cuts in insurer reimbursement rates \u200bfor 2025 and projected \u2063medical inflation, monthly costs for beneficiaries\u2064 may decrease by an average of $33, possibly even\u2064 $50.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lower costs for seniors<\/li>\n<li>Out-of-pocket limits<\/li>\n<li>Care coordination<\/li>\n<li>Additional benefits \u200dlike dental,\u2063 vision, and prescription coverage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This robust competition among Medicare Advantage plans allows seniors to access improved benefits at competitive costs, unlike traditional fee-for-service Medicare programs.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing \u200cthe concerning \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/goldman-slashes-recession-forecast-again-amid-slowing-inflation\/\" title=\"Goldman reduces recession forecast once more due to sluggish inflation.\">rate \u200ccuts<\/a>, the congressional delegation \u2064expresses bewilderment at the potential impact on benefits and services, noting the previous \u200dcuts in 2024 and the detrimental effects on seniors.\u200d The \u2062program&#8217;s future hangs in the balance as \u2064insurers\u200d consider\u200b benefit reductions, suggesting an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-impeachment-inquiry-latest-front-in-fight-for-reelection\/\" title=\"Biden impeachment inquiry becomes new battleground for reelection.\">uncertain road ahead<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Calls for Reevaluation<\/h3>\n<p>Representative Dr. Greg Murphy, expressing concern over the program&#8217;s direction, emphasizes the \u2064need to review these impending cuts. He and his colleagues stress the necessity for CMS to reconsider the proposed reductions to safeguard the integrity and success of the Medicare Advantage\u200d program, which has been a vital lifeline for many.<\/p>\n<p>Given the Government Accountability Office&#8217;s alarming report of $47 billion in improper Medicare payments \u200band estimates of $60 billion in annual fraud, the urgency to address these issues becomes more apparent.<\/p>\n<p>As the\u200b debate intensifies, the future\u2062 of Medicare Advantage hangs\u2063 in the balance, requiring immediate attention and action to protect the well-being of seniors who rely on these essential healthcare benefits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A significant portion of Medicare Advantage enrollees, mainly seniors at 51%, could see a potential loss of $30 to $50 in supplemental benefit value. Urgent calls are made to reassess the insurer reimbursement rate cut for 2025 by the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services. A letter has been addressed to Chiquita Brooks-Lasure, emphasizing the critical need to review this issue<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2204018,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/f7f2939fbf4fd30d276d6b32d7b3e659.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2204017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/f7f2939fbf4fd30d276d6b32d7b3e659.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2204017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2204017"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2204017\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2204018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2204017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2204017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2204017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}