Obamacare and You: If You Have Medicare…
This short explainer highlights some of the key information for people with Medicare about how Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, may affect them.
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Medicare Advantage 2011 Data Spotlights
ReportNow Available: 2012 Medicare Advantage Spotlight: Plan Availability and Premiums The Kaiser Family Foundation has issued a series of data spotlights and issue briefs examining the Medicare Advantage plan options available in 2011 and trends affecting the Medicare Advantage marketplace.
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Medicare Advantage 2012 Data Spotlights
ReportThe Kaiser Family Foundation has issued a series of data spotlights and examining the Medicare Advantage plan options available in 2012 and trends affecting the Medicare Advantage marketplace. These analyses were prepared by researchers at Mathematica Policy Research Inc. and the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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Medicare Health Plans and Dually Eligible Beneficiaries: Industry Perspectives on the Current and Future Market
ReportAs federal and state governments advance efforts to better coordinate care and reduce costs for people dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid benefits, this brief examines how insurers now serving these markets view the opportunities and challenges, including a look at Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans.
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As Policymakers Debate Medicare-for-All, Analysis Finds the Medicare Advantage, Individual and Group Health Insurance Markets Appear to Be Profitable, Especially Medicare Advantage
News ReleaseThree key private health insurance markets -- Medicare Advantage, the individual market and the fully-insured group market -- appear to be financially healthy and attractive to insurers, according to a new KFF analysis. The private Medicare Advantage market generates significantly larger gross margins per person than the individual market or fully-insured market, the analysis finds.
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Brief Examines Five Potential Ways to Improve Dental Coverage for People on Medicare
News ReleaseMedicare does not cover routine dental care, and two-thirds of the Medicare population have no dental coverage at all. With limited or no dental coverage, some incur high out-of-pocket costs, while others forgo need dental care because they can’t afford it.
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Medicare Advantage 2020 Spotlight: First Look
Issue BriefIn 2020, more than 22 million Medicare beneficiaries (34%) are enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans, which are mainly HMOs and PPOs offered by private insurers as an alternative to the traditional Medicare program. This data note provides an overview of the Medicare Advantage plans that will be available in 2020, including the variation in the number of plans available by county and plan type. The brief also examines the insurers entering the Medicare Advantage market for the first time and also examines the insurers exiting the market.
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Analysis Finds Record 3,148 Medicare Advantage Plans Will be Available in 2020
News ReleaseA record 3,148 Medicare Advantage plans will be available across the country as alternatives to traditional Medicare, a new KFF analysis finds.
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A Study of Medicare Advantage Plan Networks in 20 Counties Finds That Plans Include About Half of All Hospitals in Their Area
News ReleaseA Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of private Medicare plan networks finds that Medicare Advantage plans include about half of area hospitals in their network, on average, while one in five plans have no Academic Medical Center in-network.
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Beneficiaries Who Switch to Medicare Advantage Have Lower Medicare Spending and Use Fewer Services – In the Prior Year – Than Those Who Stay in Traditional Medicare
News ReleaseMedicare Advantage plans gain beneficiaries from traditional Medicare who have lower average spending and use fewer health services than similar beneficiaries who choose to remain in traditional Medicare, according to a new KFF analysis.