Milliman Report Shows $32.5B Value in Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage delivers $32.5 billion, or $123.36 per member per month, in additional value to beneficiaries, according to a report released Thursday by the Better Medicare Alliance (BMA). Hospital and physician services are 24% less expensive per month: $709.66 for MA plans per month and $935.67 for Medicare FFS. These statistics exclude administrative expenses and […]

Members of Congress Express Concern Over Biden Administration’s FFS Expansion

Medicare Advantage advocacy groups are concerned the Biden Administration’s Build Back Better reconciliation bill will, in expanding Medicare fee-for-service (FFS), disadvantage MA. Advocacy and research group Better Medicare Alliance (BMA) on Wednesday hosted Reps. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) and Terri Sewell (D-Al.) to discuss the legislation further, and implications for the Part C plan under Build […]